Samsung Electronics bags $6.6 Billion Verizon 5G network equipment contract

In a significant development, Samsung Electronics has won a $6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States. The development marks the bagging of a major order by the South Korean company in the burgeoning 5G telecommunications market. The company’s global prospects have risen significantly following U.S. sanctions on Huawei,…

Logitech reports 13.6% rise in sales during fourth quarter with work from home boosting demand

On Tuesday, Logitech International reported a rise of 13.6% in fourth-quarter sales. The development comes at a time when more people are working from home due to the coronavirus crisis. Logitech has rpeorted a fourth-quarter sales of $709.2 million, up from $624.3 million a year ago. Non-GAAP operating income rose 23.3% to $79 million in…

Amazon’s in-house delivery on track to deliver 3.5 packages in 2019

In a development that marks Amazon’s growing in-house delivery business, the world’s largest online retailer stated, it was on track to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages globally this year. Amazon’s growing network of delivery trucks, planes, and vans, is considered as potentially a long-term threat to United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp. FedEx has…

Scout24 to review its auto platform following pressure from Elliot Management

Scout24 will update investors on its review on November 26. Elliot is also pushing Scout24 to ramp up its share buyback program. On Tuesday, Scout24, a German classified listings group stated it would explore options for its autos platform following pressure from activist investor Elliott Management to sell the business. “We have commenced a strategic…

Huawei Technologies Kunpeng 920 challenges Intel’s CPUs in server market

Along with the launch of its Kunpeng 920 chipset, Huawei has launched servers which will house the Kunpeng 920 chip. Incidentally, Huawei has a long term partnership with Intel. On Monday, in a significant development, China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd launched new server chips that is aimed at reducing its imports and reliance on U.S.…

Long term short-seller Citron Research now bets on Tesla

Although Tesla’s critics have focused on Elon Musk’s behavior, the numbers coming out of Tesla are pretty compelling. In an interesting turn of events, long-time Tesla short seller and critic Citron Research, in its research note stated it is betting that the electric automaker’s stock will rise. With the news reaching the market, Tesla Inc’s…

A modular, cost-effective approach to LNG export terminals projected to place the U.S. as the second biggest exporter of LNG in the world

While legacy train designs have proven themselves in the past, smarter, newer LNG terminals are likely to change the market dynamics and bring in more elasticity and adaptability to contracts in changing market conditions in the near future. Terminals for liquefied natural gas that ship and receive the fuel are undergoing a technological revolution. The…