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Concern and hope as AMS and Osram slide following failed takeover

Concern and hope as AMS and Osram slide following failed takeover

Shares in sensors specialist AMS and lighting group Osram fell on Monday on concerns AMS might revisit its $4.9 billion takeover bid which collapsed on Friday.



6 years ago
Citi upgrades Uber to buy: 'The risk/reward has tilted favorably'

Citi upgrades Uber to buy: 'The risk/reward has tilted favorably'

Citi said in its upgrade of Uber that despite various overhangs from the company's IPO, it expects revenue growth to accelerate.

6 years ago
GE to freeze pensions for about 20,000 U.S. workers to cut debt

GE to freeze pensions for about 20,000 U.S. workers to cut debt

General Electric Co said on Monday it was freezing the pension plan for about 20,000 U.S. employees with salaried benefits, as the industrial conglomerate looks to cut its huge debt pile.



6 years ago
SoftBank CEO says 'embarrassed and flustered' by track record: Nikkei Business

SoftBank CEO says 'embarrassed and flustered' by track record: Nikkei Business

SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is "embarrassed and flustered" by his track record, he told Nikkei Business magazine, as the Japanese company comes under pressure from some investors for its bets on loss-making businesses.



6 years ago
Stocks tiptoe higher as U.S. jobs boost offsets weak European data, trade anxiety

Stocks tiptoe higher as U.S. jobs boost offsets weak European data, trade anxiety

Stocks edged up globally on Monday as broadly positive U.S. jobs data from last week quelled some fears about an economic slowdown, but nervousness over U.S.-China trade talks persisted and more weak European economic data trickled in.



6 years ago
Apple supplier Japan Display says aiming for a bailout deal this month

Apple supplier Japan Display says aiming for a bailout deal this month

Japan Display Inc said it aims to clinch a deal this month for least 50 billion yen ($470 million) in vital funding, having had to scramble after an investment group suddenly pulled out of a bailout plan for the Apple Inc supplier.



6 years ago
Japan says it will sign trade agreement with U.S. in Washington today

Japan says it will sign trade agreement with U.S. in Washington today

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan and the United States will sign a trade agreement on Monday in Washington, and that Tokyo aimed to bring it into force as soon as possible.



6 years ago
IKEA to face EU order to pay Dutch back taxes: sources

IKEA to face EU order to pay Dutch back taxes: sources

IKEA brand owner Inter IKEA could be ordered to pay millions of euros in Dutch back taxes by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter said, as EU competition enforcers push on with their crackdown against unfair tax deals granted to multinationals.



6 years ago
Harley struggles to fire up new generation of riders with electric bike debut

Harley struggles to fire up new generation of riders with electric bike debut

Harley-Davidson Inc is betting on electric motorcycles to attract the next generation of younger and more environmentally conscious riders to reverse declining U.S. sales.



6 years ago
Global stocks hover as weak European data, trade anxiety offsets U.S. jobs boost

Global stocks hover as weak European data, trade anxiety offsets U.S. jobs boost

Global stocks were little changed on Monday as broadly positive U.S. jobs data quelled some fears about an economic slowdown, but nervousness over U.S.-China trade talks persisted and more weak European economic data trickled in.



6 years ago
Oil prices up as U.S.-China trade talks loom, supply issues mount

Oil prices up as U.S.-China trade talks loom, supply issues mount

Oil prices were up on Monday, buoyed by hopes of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and supported by challenges to supply facing major exporters.



6 years ago
Deutsche Bank in strategy shift to address tech woes

Deutsche Bank in strategy shift to address tech woes

Deutsche Bank is creating a new technology division in a strategy shift designed to reduce complexity and lower costs while transforming systems that have held back the bank for years.



6 years ago
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says 'embarrassed and flustered' by track record: Nikkei Business

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says 'embarrassed and flustered' by track record: Nikkei Business

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said is "embarrassed and flustered" by his track record, in comments to Nikkei Business magazine.



6 years ago
Volvo, Geely to merge combustion engine operations

Volvo, Geely to merge combustion engine operations

Volvo Cars will merge its engine development and manufacturing assets with those of parent Geely, creating a division to supply in-house brands Lotus, LEVC, Lynk and Proton, and also potential rivals with next-generation combustion and hybrid engines. It marks the latest example of consolidation in the engine manufacturing sector as tighter emissions rules hike development costs at a time when the expansion of electric cars calls into question the long-term demand for ga



6 years ago
Exclusive: IKEA to face EU order to pay Dutch back taxes - sources

Exclusive: IKEA to face EU order to pay Dutch back taxes - sources

IKEA brand owner Inter IKEA could be ordered to pay millions of euros in Dutch back taxes by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter said, as EU competition enforcers push on with their crackdown against unfair tax deals granted to multinationals.



6 years ago