Profits and first quarter sales of Swiss drugmaker Novartis have met their 2020 targets following sales at its generics unit continuing through the coronavirus lockdown without disruptions its business. Novartis’ core net income rose to $3.55 billion, up from $2.8… Read More ›
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Chinese airlines report $4.8 billion loss in first quarter
On Wednesday, China’s aviation regulator reported, Chinese airlines have reported a total loss of $4.8 billion (33.62 billion yuan) during the first quarter with the coronavirus pandemic having a deep impact on travel demand. In February,Chinese airlines suffered a record… Read More ›
‘Made in Germany’ aerospace and mechanical engineering contracts touch 5 1/2 year high
On Friday, as per a report from Germany’s Federal Statistics Office, industrial orders from Germany surged on bumper aerospace and mechanical engineering bookings, giving the manufacturing sector a big boost at the start of a quarter even as the global… Read More ›
Keith Block steps down as co-CEO of Salesforce.com
Keith Block, the CEO of Salesforce.com Inc has stepped down from his office on Tuesday making Marc Benioff the sole CEO of the business software company. With the news reaching the market, shares of Salesforce fell by around 3% in… Read More ›
Thailand’s exports to China affected by coronavirus, to lose $65M in Q1
On Tuesday, a Thai shipping association said, Bangkok could lose as much as $64.6 million (2 billion baht) in exports to China in the first quarter due to the outbreak of the coronavirus; this is yet another example of the… Read More ›
China’s coronavirus likely to impact first quarter profits of Chinese airlines
Chinese authorities have locked down two entire cities as they struggle to contain the outbreak of the new coronavirus which has so far reportedly killed 17 people and has infected more than 600 people, even as countries across the world… Read More ›
China’s mammoth’s to 303% of its GDP
China is not only loading up economies partnering in its Belt and Road project with an unsustainable pile of debt, back at home it is also struggling to stay afloat from a surging tsunami of debt which has now breached… Read More ›
Harley Davidson’s Q1 reports surges past analysts’ forecast
Harley Davidson’s earnings per share excluding items for the first quarter was 98 cents against the average analyst forecast of 65 cents per share. Harley Davidson has stuck to its full year forecast. On Tuesday, Harley-Davidson Inc reported that its… Read More ›
Australia’s TPG to writedown $163 million
TPG does not expect the writedown to impact its full-year earnings forecast. It is slated to report its Q1 earnings on March 19. Following a ban on the usage of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Australia’s TPG Telecom Ltd… Read More ›
Toyota Motor Corp reports record 1st quarter results
Since North America is Toyota’s largest market, an increase in tariffs, especially in its best selling pick-up truck models is likely to boost the cost of its vehicles by at least $3,000. On Friday, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp posted… Read More ›