South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution has opened its books for an initial public offering in the country with an aim to raise up to $10.8 billion in what is South Korea’s biggest IPO. LG Energy’s shares will be… Read More ›
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Britain helps travel industry, cuts cost of COVID-19 tests for travel purposes
In a statement Britain’s Department of Health and Social Care said, it was cutting the cost of COVID-19 tests for travel from the National Health Service (NHS) and was reviewing the list of private providers to ensure pricing is transparent;… Read More ›
Construction management startup Procore Technologies raises US IPO range
On Thursday, Procore Technologies Inc, a construction software startup said, it has priced its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) at $67 per share, higher than the range it had announced earlier this month. California-based Procore Technologies is offering around 9.5… Read More ›
EU secures hundreds of millions of Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac COVID19 vaccine doses
According to an EU official involved in the negotiations to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the bloc, the European Union could potentially pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine candidates developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and… Read More ›
Tesla negotiating nickel supply contract with BHP Group to slash battery cost
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Tesla Inc is negotiating a nickel supply deal with the BHP Group as part of a broader effort to ramp up production and meet higher production targets in an effort to… Read More ›
Lockheed Martin meets 2019 delivery target
Lockheed Martin Corp stated, it has reached its 2019 target of delivering 131 F-35 fighter jets to the United States and its allies, marking an increase of 47% as compared to the last year. Lockheed Martin Corp, the world’s largest… Read More ›
Pfizer Inc’s CEO Ian Read to also become its executive chairman in Jan 2019
The strategic development places the Ian Read as its chairman and opens up the CEO post which could be filled at a later date. Under Read’s steady stewardship, Pfizer Inc’s stock has gone up by 160% since December 2010. Pfizer… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund takes out its first ever $11 billion international syndicated loan
The development assumes strategic importance since the development is part of a package aimed at diversifying Saudi Arabia’s oil-export driven economy. In a development that marks the first commercial borrowing by Saudi Arabia’s top sovereign wealth fund, the Kingdom’s Public… Read More ›
Solar panel glut leading to more cost effective installations globally
The glut has not only significantly diluted the impact of Trump’s tariffs but has also led to solar panel makers consolidating and expanding their market footprints through volume rather than margins. In recent weeks, the steep decline in the prices… Read More ›
China opens up its iron ore future’s market to outside investors
The move, part of a bigger gameplan, is aimed at gaining pricing control over the import of China’s major commodities. With China launching its “internationalised” iron ore contract, Glencore, a global trader, was the first foreign firm to carry out… Read More ›