According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Boeing Co is weighing its options on a job cut, which could involve early retirements and involuntary layoffs and could also involve buyouts. Boeing’s aims to cut its workforce by 10%…. Read More ›
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Fighting for marketshare OPEC+ wants U.S. to cut oil production as well
According to three OPEC+ sources, the group of oil producing nations known as OPEC+, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, may agree to a truce in the oil war and cut production at a meeting scheduled for Thursday, as long… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia and Russia could sign oil production agreement in coming days: Trump
In a statement, U.S. President Donald Trump said, he expects Russia and Saudi Arabia to reach an agreement on crude oil production in the next few days, and end the price war between the two which has “ravaged” the oil… Read More ›
Toyota extends factory shutdown in Europe till April 20
On Monday, Toyota Motor Corp said, it will be extending a suspension of production at its factories in Europe with the exception of Russia until further notice. A restart of operations could potentially start after April 20. Following the Wuhan… Read More ›
Volkswagen Group stops Russian production due to supply shortage from Europe
On Tuesday, Volkswagen Group Rus stated, the carmaker will suspend car production in Russia following a supply shortage caused by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in Europe. Volkswagen Group Rus will stop production at its Russian plant from March 30 to… Read More ›
JLR to suspend production at UK facilities from next week
Late on Thursday, as a measure to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Jaguar Land Rover said it will temporarily halt production at its UK manufacturing facilities from next week. Production is likely to resume in the week of… Read More ›
Harley Davidson faces proxy fight with hedge fund Impala Asset Management
With Impala Asset Management saying it will try and place two directors at Harley-Davidson Inc, America’s oldest and best-known motorcycle maker is facing a battle with one of its investors. Impala Asset Management, run by Robert Bishop, which owns 1.9… Read More ›
60% of small and medium firms and 95% of large firms have resumed work: China’s vice industry minister
On Friday, China’s vice industry minister Xin Guobin stated, the majority of factories which are located outside of Hubei province, which has China’s only level 4 bio safety lab which is also the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, have resumed… Read More ›
Tesla scouting for new U.S. Gigafactory in central U.S.
Testla Inc is looking for a new U.S. location to build its Cybertruck Gigafactory. In a tweet, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk said, he was looking for locations in the central United States to build the company’s new Gigafactory… Read More ›
Samsung Electronics confirms coronavirus case at mobile device factory in Gumi, South Korea
In a statement, Samsung Electronics stated, a case of infection by coronavirus has been confirmed at one of its mobile device factory in Gumi, South Korea, causing a shutdown of the entire facility until Monday morning. “The company has placed… Read More ›