Shares of Chinese drone maker EHang Holdings Ltd’s plunged on Tuesday following a report by an investment research firm which stated that it had shorted the stock and questioned the accuracy of its business reporting. Shares of Guangzhou, China-based EHang’s… Read More ›
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Nestle selling most of its North American water brands to Private equity firms Metropoulos & Co and One Rock Capital Partners for $4.3 billion
On Wednesday, Nestle SA said it will be selling its North American water brands including Poland Spring and Pure Life to private equity firms Metropoulos & Co and One Rock Capital Partners for $4.3 billion. The sale also includes brands… Read More ›
Tesla Inc sets up EV manufacturing plant in India
According to a government document, Tesla Inc will be setting up an electric-car manufacturing unit in the southern state of Karnataka. “The U.S. firm Tesla will be opening an electric car manufacturing unit in Karnataka,” said a state government official… Read More ›
Israel to reopen restaurants, hotels, cafes, tourism with select countries from March
In a significant development that marks an attempt to go back to pre-coronavirus pandemic times, officials from Israel said they plan to reopen restaurants around March 9 and restart tourism with Cyprus as part of a gradual return to normality… Read More ›
No Salary Rise For Shell Employees, And Aims To Cut $1bn In Bonuses
Salaries of most of the employees of the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc will not be raised for the current year, said reports quoting information from sources with knowledge of the matter. According to the sources this decision was… Read More ›
Disney reports third quarterly profit, shrugs off pandemic woes
In a pleasant surprise, Walt Disney Co has reported a quarterly profit after “The Mandalorian” and “Soul” lifted growing streaming business, outweighing pandemic concerns over its hobbled theme park operations. Investors overlooked its 53% decline in park revenues in the… Read More ›
French automobile and electronics firm will work together to improve availability of chips in supply chain: French Finance Ministry
In a statement, the French Finance Ministry stated, French companies from the automobile and electronics sectors will collaborate and work together in the near-term in order to improve and fix supply chain glitches that have hit the automotive industry. Carmakers… Read More ›
U.S. to look at restricting exports of certain sensitive technologies to China: Senior official
According to a senior official from the Biden Administration, the United States is looking to add “new targeted restrictions” on exports of certain sensitive technologies to China in cooperation with allies. The official spoke ahead of Biden’s first call with… Read More ›
MGM Resorts posts record losses, sees increasing footfalls by year end as vaccine rollout widens
MGM Resorts has posted a bigger-than-expected loss thanks to the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which brought global travel to a standstill; it has however signaled that with increased inoculation of the COVID-19 vaccine, it is likely that demand will pick up… Read More ›
Looking forward to resolve aircraft subsidies dispute with Europe: USTR’s office
In a statement the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said, it is looking forward to working with European allies to resolve a dispute over aircraft subsidies. “We know there is great interest in resolving the Boeing-Airbus dispute on both sides of… Read More ›