Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

DUBAI, Dec 5 – When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer’s crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23% in the southern Spanish city compared to how many hours ACs ran during the same period in 2022. Lisbon’s average AC use, too, went up by … Read more

IPO laggards’ race to the bottom misses the target

IPO laggards’ race to the bottom misses the target

A view shows the Milan stock exchange building, as stocks slid in the first hours of trading after fears that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could trigger a broader financial crisis, in Milan, Italy, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco Acquire Licensing Rights MILAN, Nov 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Italy is scrambling to make its … Read more

Siemens Energy sees $1.1 billion in sales from electrolyser business mid-term

Siemens Energy sees $1.1 billion in sales from electrolyser business mid-term

Miniatures of windmill, solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of Siemens Energy logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) expects more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in revenues mid-term from its hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing business, one … Read more

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – India’s Raymond (RYMD.NS) said on Friday it would pay 6.82 billion rupees ($82 million) for a majority stake in an auto parts maker, doubling down on its shift away from its once mainstay textiles business into engineering and real estate. Raymond said it will buy a 59.25% stake in Maini … Read more

SK Hynix says AI boom will drive profits after Q3 loss narrows

SK Hynix says AI boom will drive profits after Q3 loss narrows

The logo of SK Hynix is seen at its headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Hynix (000660.KS) said a boom in artificial intelligence will drive chip profits after posting a sharply narrower third quarter loss than it did in … Read more

Schindler lifts 2023 outlook on strong services business

Schindler lifts 2023 outlook on strong services business

Logo of Swiss manufacturer Schindler is seen at an elevator in Zurich, Switzerland February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Expects 2023 net profit at 880 mln-910 mln francs Expects 2023 revenue growth of 6%-8% Shares seen up 1.4% in Julius Baer pre-market Q3 net profit at 228 mln francs Oct 19 (Reuters) … Read more

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in response to a deal reached between the … Read more

Samsung Q3 profit beats expectations, raising hopes of chip recovery

Samsung Q3 profit beats expectations, raising hopes of chip recovery

Best quarterly profit so far this year Shares open 3.3% higher Memory chip prices likely hit bottom in Q3-analysts SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Wednesday said its preliminary third-quarter profit dropped by a smaller-than-expected 78%, as the battered memory chip market shows early signs of recovering from a severe downturn. Samsung … Read more

China’s Hollysys to consider $1.55 bln takeover bid, seek other offers

China’s Hollysys to consider $1.55 bln takeover bid, seek other offers

Bid is latest after multiple offers to buy Hollysys Deutsche Bank to solicit additional potential offers Shares have gained 20.8% year-to-date Oct 2 (Reuters) – China’s Hollysys Automation Technologies , which makes automation and control systems, said on Monday it had set up a committee to consider a $1.55 billion takeover offer from a consortium … Read more

Apple supplier Pegatron to halt ops at India plant for second day after fire

Apple supplier Pegatron to halt ops at India plant for second day after fire

Employee buses enter the Pegatron facility near Chennai, India, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Praveen Paramasivam/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights CHENNAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) supplier Pegatron has told its factory workers not to report for work on Tuesday, halting the assembly of iPhones for a second straight day at its south India factory where … Read more