Two of the most high profile digital media firms are set to merge together with the acquisition of HuffPost bty the online news and lifestyle site Buzzfeed. As part of the deal, seller Verizon Media will become a minority shareholder in Buzzfeed and will also make investments in the new combined entity. A partnership for…
After finding it difficult to meet up to a sudden increase in demand by consumers in the early stages of the novel coronavirus pandemic, an acceleration in growth is being predicted by the German fashion e-tailer Zalando. These comments were made by the company’s Chief Financial Officer David Schroeder on Thursday. A large number of…
With demand for online grocery shopping accelerating during the pandemic, the online grocery service FreshDirect is to be acquired by Ahold Delhaize which is a Netherlands-based firm that owns the United States based supermarket chains Stop & Shop as well as other grocery chains of Giant and Food Lion. The terms of the deal such…
The premium Italian brands, including the supercar maker Lamborghini, could be spinned off by the Volkswagen Group, confirmed the automaker’s executives to the media. The motorcycle manufacturer Ducati and Italdesign Giugiaro, a design and engineering consulting company could also be included in the potential spinoff. There are on going discussions in the company about restructuring…
The United States based ride hailing company Uber has said that its self-driving unit is seeking to strike partnerships with other companies that are currently working on autonomous driving and self-driving vehicles, said the company’s chief executive officer on Wednesday. “Our view is that we will partner with other autonomous providers over a period of…
With a new offering called Amazon Pharmacy, Amazon is now officially entering the pharmacy business. This new service can be used by Amazon customers to home deliver prescription medications in the United States. Delivery will be free for Amazon Prime members. For the last few years, its pharmacy offering has been slowly and quietly built…
Air safety regulators in the United States have lifted grounding orders put in place in March 2019 after two deadly crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max plane and has allowed it to fly again. This approval is a crucial milestone for the airplane maker which was pushed into a financial crisis by the crashes and the…
The third oldest airlines of the world, Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd, completed its 100th birthday on Monday amidst one of the toughest year in aviation history because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. However the company’s chief executive said that the company is looking to the future with optimism. “Qantas every decade has literally reinvented itself,”…
All of the 34 per cent of stake that the Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor has in its Japanese counterpart Mitsubishi Motors is being planned to be sold out by Nissan, according to reports in the media quoting sources with knowledge of the matter. Analysts said that this move by Nissan, if actually true and…
In a trade deal that is backed by China but excludes the United States, world’s largest free trade bloc was created by fifteen Asia-Pacific economies on Sunday. The US had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump in 2017. This new trade deal which is known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)…
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