When Netflix Inc reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, the streaming pioneer is expected to launch an ad-supported plan in order to compete with rivals such as Disney+ and HBO Max. Netflix announced last week that it would launch the plan in November for $6.99 per month, much sooner than its previous estimate of early 2023…
Auto giant Hyundai Motor of South Korea is considering options for its suspended Russia operations, which could include selling its manufacturing plant there, according to South Korean media on Tuesday. Since Moscow sent armed forces into Ukraine on February 24, many Russian factories have suspended production and furloughed workers due to a lack of high-tech…
Bank of America Corp reported a smaller-than-expected 9% drop in quarterly profit on Monday, as rising interest rates helped offset a slump in investment banking. The aggressive tightening of monetary policy by the United States Federal Reserve this year to combat inflation has increased the amount that banks can earn from charging interest on loans…
On Monday, more than 40 European competitors to Google’s shopping service urged EU antitrust regulators to use newly adopted tech rules to ensure Alphabet unit complies with a 2017 EU order to allow more competition on its search page. Google was fined 2.4 billion euros ($2.33 billion) by the European Commission five years ago and…
According to preliminary estimates released by the government on Friday, Singapore’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter compared to the same period last year. Separately, the country’s central bank tightened monetary policy for the fifth time in a year, as predicted. The July-September quarter GDP was 4.4%, much higher than the 3.4%…
On Friday, Citigroup Inc reported a 25 per cent drop in third-quarter profit as the most global of US banks set aside funds to cover soured loans from a potential economic downturn, while its investment bank struggled with a slump in global dealmaking. The aggressive actions of the United States Federal Reserve to combat decades-long…
After missing third-quarter revenue on Thursday, Levi Strauss & Co. lowered its full-year profit forecast due to concerns about softening demand, a strengthening dollar, and higher costs. This caused shares to decline 6 per cent in extended trading. Due to decades-high inflation, which has an impact on Levi’s and other apparel manufacturers, consumers are turning…
PepsiCo Inc. announced that it would be the first company to receive its orders for the much-delayed electric vehicle when Tesla Inc.’s Semi trucks were delivered on Dec. 1. The trucks will be used at PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay plant in Modesto, California, and its PepsiCo beverages factory in Sacramento, according to a statement from the company.…
Egg prices in France have more than doubled due to rising feed and energy costs, as well as a lack of supplies following the worst bird flu crisis in history, prompting some food companies to reduce output or change recipes, egg producers said on Wednesday. This year has seen tens of millions of poultry culled…
As an economic downturn saps demand for electronic devices and the chips that power them, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s third-quarter profit could fall by 25%, the first year-on-year drop in nearly three years. Globally, inflation is rising, central banks are aggressively raising interest rates, recession fears are growing, and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of…
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