August 9, 2023
“The spectacular collapse of a company once valued by SoftBank at $40 billion has been years in the making, but is still surprising given the number of large commercial buildings around the world that don the company’s name. The combination of the… Continue Reading…
August 8, 2023
“Paramount Global agreed to sell book publisher Simon & Schuster to private equity giant KKR for $1.62 billion, the media company said Monday as it reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates… Paramount executives said during Monday’s earnings call that the proceeds… Continue Reading…
August 7, 2023
“U.S. trucking firm Yellow filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, burdened with a heavy debt load after a series of mergers and following tense contract negotiations with the Teamsters Union. The bankruptcy filing in a Delaware court lists estimated assets… Continue Reading…
August 7, 2023
“Saudi state oil giant Aramco reported 112.81 billion riyal ($30.07 billion) in net profit in the second quarter, a drop of nearly 40% from the same period of last year amid a decline in hydrocarbon prices. Second-quarter profit nevertheless came… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“…Toyota Motor Corp.’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the previous year, the company reported Tuesday. Quarterly sales edged up 24% to 10.5 trillion yen ($74 billion) as vehicle sales improved on-year across major markets, including Japan… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“Caterpillar revenue surged 22% in the second quarter as demand for its construction products rose despite higher prices. Total revenue increased to $17.32 billion, lifted by higher sales across all three of its major segments, compared with $14.2 billion in… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“…But BP stock rose Tuesday following results, helped by a 10% dividend hike and buyback. Shares flirted with a possible early entry with crude oil prices on the rebound. CVX and XOM reported on Friday that second-quarter sales fell around 30%… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“U.S. pharmacy chain CVS Health is cutting 5,000 jobs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a staff memo. In an emailed response to Reuters, CVS confirmed the company was laying off some non-customer facing employees to cut costs,… Continue Reading…
July 28, 2023
“BlackRock Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Larry Fink wants to “democratize” Bitcoin through a spot trading Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)… “We believe we have a responsibility to democratize investing. We’ve done a great job, and the role of ETFs in the world… Continue Reading…
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