In a statement Volta Trucks said, it had raised $260 million (230 million euros) through a Series C funding round, to help it launch the series production of its Volta Zero electric truck late this year. Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, which… Read More ›
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SoftBank’s market capitalization falls by $15 billion on U.S. tech stock rout
On Wednesday, in a statement SoftBank Group Corp said, its shares were down 5% in afternoon trade on Wednesday extending this week’s downward trot, with the bear trend wiping off $15 billion from its market capitalization, with investors worried about… Read More ›
PayPal makes splash into Australia’s buy-now-pay-later sector, hammers Australia’s Afterpay’s share prices
On Wednesday, shares of Australia’s Afterpay Ltd as well as its smaller consumer lenders tumbled for a second day following the entry of U.S. giant PayPal into the buy-now-pay-later sector which sent investors scrambling to re-price its stocks. Shares of… Read More ›
Carl Icahn sells a third of his shares in Occidental Petroleum
In an open letter letter to shareholders, activist investor Carl Icahn, who has been waging a bitter battle against Occidental Petroleum Corp’s $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, disclosed, he has cut his holdings in the company by nearly a… Read More ›
Bayer proposes to pay $8 billion to settle 18,000 U.S. lawsuits over Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller
Bayer’s strategic could potentially significantly reduce headwinds revolving around lawsuits stemming from Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkiller – Roundup. On Friday, shares of Bayer surged by 11% following a report from Bloomberg that it has proposed to pay $8 billion in order… Read More ›
Bayer faces strong legal headwinds, gains shareholders backing despite AGM rebuke
It would be interesting to see Bayer’s due diligence for its acquisition of Monsanto since even before Bayer’s $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto, the latter was facing lawsuits related to its Roundup weedkiller. According to two of Bayer’s largest German… Read More ›
Gardner Denver Holdings Inc close to merger deal with Ingersoll-Rand Plc
The potential deal is likely to be structured using Reverse Morris Trust – a tax-efficient way that companies typically use to sell of large assets. The potential deal is likely to be announced in the coming days. As per a… Read More ›
Lawsuits from Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup haunts Bayer
Bayer is likely to face negative investor sentiments on Friday at its AGM on the way its management team handled the $63 billion Monsanto deal. According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, BlackRock will not support Bayer’s… Read More ›
Falling prices of Apple Inc’s shares pound away at Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s net worth
Billionaire investor Warren Buffet’s love for Apple Inc is taking a toll on Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s net worth and its bottom line. Despite Warren Buffet’s optimism in view of falling prices of Apple Inc’s shares, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, took a… Read More ›
Tiger Global builds $1 billion stake in SoftBank, calls it undervalued
SoftBank’s shares have appreciated by 54% in the last 5 years. Although its market capitalization is $87 billion, in comparison Alibaba has a market capitalization of $480 billion and the value of its shares have doubled since their listing on… Read More ›