UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

[1/2]The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook// Acquire Licensing Rights DETROIT, Oct 20 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday warned of more walkouts at U.S. truck and SUV factories unless the … Read more

Ford, UAW leaders spar as auto strike costs rise

Ford, UAW leaders spar as auto strike costs rise

[1/5]Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks at their Rouge Visitor Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. October 16, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky/Ford Motor Co./Handout via REUTERS. Acquire Licensing Rights DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Ford (F.N) executive chairman Bill Ford on Monday urged the United Auto Workers union to end a 32-day strike … Read more

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

A pair of shoes is pictured in a window of a Birkenstock footwear store in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 11 (Reuters) – LVMH-backed Birkenstock (BIRK.N) was set to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the German luxury sandal maker notched a … 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

Europe’s Luxury stocks at risk of going out of style

Europe’s Luxury stocks at risk of going out of style

[1/3]A Louis Vuitton logo is seen outside a store on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON/PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Europe’s luxury brands may have sparkled at Paris Fashion Week, but investors are questioning their taste for the shares in the face of a Chinese … Read more

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – As blank-check deals go, it hardly could have been much worse than Better. The online mortgage lender led by Vishal Garg unveiled plans in May 2021 to go public at a nearly $8 billion valuation by way of a special-purpose acquisition company, exuberantly telling investors it expected to … Read more

Vietnam’s Masan secures $200 mln investment from Bain Capital

Vietnam’s Masan secures $200 mln investment from Bain Capital

Logo of the Bain Capital is screened at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HANOI, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group (MSN.HM) has secured funding of at least $200 million from Bain Capital, with the possibility of bringing in other investors to increase that … Read more

Apple identifies issues causing overheating in the iPhone 15

Apple identifies issues causing overheating in the iPhone 15

[1/5]People look at the new iPhone 15 Pro as Apple’s new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China at an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 30 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) on Saturday said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead US stock market’s powerhouses tested by soaring bond yields

Wall St Week Ahead US stock market’s powerhouses tested by soaring bond yields

The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Surging bond yields are rattling U.S. stocks, and some investors worry the richly valued shares of … Read more

Hopes rise for IPO recovery after September deal rush

Hopes rise for IPO recovery after September deal rush

NEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Bankers and investors are embracing a degree of optimism for the IPO market following a slew of major market debuts in September that made for one of the busiest months since the start of 2022. So far this year there have been $423 billion worth of equity capital markets … Read more