China’s Geely Holding-owned Volvo Cars will temporarily stop production at its Swedish plant in Gothenburg because of a shortage of semiconductors. A global crunch of chips has hit carmakers hard, with many forced to cut down on production. Electronic device makers are also struggling to keep up with a pandemic-led demand for gaming consoles, phones,…
Those customers who would be injured or suffer property damage from defective products that are sold by others on its e-commerce platform in the United States would be compensated by Amazon.com Inc, the largest e-retailer of the world said on Tuesday. This new policy is aimed at reducing litigations against the company. The largest…
Following reporting of better than expected earnings for the latest completed quarter, the CEO of Tyson Foods Inc Donnie King said on Monday that the pace of increase of prices by the company for its chicken and prepared foods products is unable to keep paced with the rising costs for raw materials such as grain.…
In a statement the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said, Poloniex has agreed to settle its charges of running an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange for around $10.4 million. The terms of the settlement includes Poloniex agreeing to settle without admitting or denying the charges. Launched in 2014, Poloniex was acquired by Circle in 2018, which incidentally…
During a call with analysts, the CEO of cinema operator AMC Entertainment said, by the end of 2021, it will have technology in place to receive payments in bitcoin for the purchase of movie tickets and concessions.
A manager of the Chinese technology giant Alibaba is set to be sacked by the company over allegations of rape, claimed multiple reports quoting information from a company memo. Two other bosses who failed to act on the allegation have resigned, according to a letter from the chief executive of the company Daniel Zhang to…
PepsiCo Inc signaled its intentions to further simplify its product range and shift away from high-sugar drinks through the selling of its Tropicana and other juice brands in North America in a deal worth $3.3 billion to the French private equity firm PAI Partners, the beverage giant said on Tuesday. The orange juice maker had…
In a statement Veoneer Inc said, it would start acquisitions negotiations with chipmaker Qualcomm Inc after its offer for the Swedish auto parts maker topped a rival bid by Magna International Inc. Qualcomm’s offer could “reasonably be expected to result in a ‘Superior Proposal’, as defined under the terms of Veoneer’s merger agreement with Magna,”…
Amazon.com Inc got a major victory in India’s top court in relation to a dispute wherein the e-commerce giant sought to prevent its partner Future Group from selling $3.4 billion in assets to Amazon’s rival Reliance Industries. According to analysts, this latest tussle that also involves two of the richest individuals of the world –…
On Friday, in a statement South Korea’s SK Group said, it will invest up to $100 million in the fintech unit of AirAsia Group Bhd. BigPay, a unit of AirAsia’s digital arm, offers a prepaid debit card, local and international money transfers, micro-insurance, bill payments and a budgeting tool. “Our ambition has always been to establish…
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