Already hit by falling sales in China, and from the U.S.-China trade war, the automotive industry is going through a turbulent time. On Thursday, an industry body in Britain disclosed, British car production has dropped by an annual 3.8% in… Read More ›
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Thailand’s SCG Packaging Pcl planning $1 billion IPO: sources
During the last couple of years, its sales as well as its profits have touched their all time high. According to two sources with knowledge of the matter at hand, Thailand’s Siam Cement Pcl’s packaging subsidiary is planning on floating… Read More ›
Weak consumption in China and India take a toll on Unilever’s sales during third quarter
60% of Unilever’s turnover come from emerging markets. Citing soft demand in two of its growth markets, China and India, consumer goods giant Unilever said its third quarter sales were weaker than expected, Emerging markets account for 60% of its… Read More ›
French retailer Casino to sell off non-core assets worth $2 billion to reduce debt
This planned sales come on top existing plans to sell non-core assets worth 2.5 billion euros by the first quarter of 2020. On Tuesday, French supermarket retailer Casino stated, it plans on cutting its debt while improving its financial performance… Read More ›
Austrian sensor specialist AMS triggers bidding war for Osram
The acquisition makes sense for AMS since it sees synergy with Osram sensor solutions and photonics businesses especially in the emerging self-driving market. Austrian sensor specialist AMS’ offer to acquire Germany’s Osram has trigerred a bidding war for the German… Read More ›
Beyond Meat manufacturing facilities stretched due to heightened demand
With a phenomenal surge in demand for Beyond Meat’s products, the company has had to revise its full year profit earnings. Although Beyond Meat Inc’s shares have slipped just three months after its IPO, demand for its plant-based burgers and… Read More ›
South Korean brands rule J.D Power’s 2019 Initial Quality Study for automotive brands in the U.S.
This is a must read for those looking to purchase a car. In what is likely to be an eye opener, an annual ranking exercise by researcher J.D. Power revealed that South Korean brands have once again demonstrated their best… Read More ›
Little impact on hard Brexit: Nestle’s Europe chief
For Nestle, Britain represents its 5th biggest market. In a significant development, Swiss food giant Nestle’s European chief Marco Settembri disclosed, Brexit will have a “very limited effect” on its British business. “We don’t see any disruption in the business,”… Read More ›
U.S. to sell weapon systems worth $2 billion to Taiwan
In a meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan made it clear that Washington will no longer “tiptoe” around China’s aggressive behavior in Asia. According to four sources familiar with the negotiations between the United States and Taiwan, Washington is pursuing… Read More ›
China’s auto sales continue downward trend in April
On the bright side, the sales of new energy vehicles have risen by 18.1% in April. In a significant development, vehicle sales in China fell by 14.6% in April, in comparison to the same month a year earlier, in what… Read More ›