Bloomberg Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte sold shares of US-listed Chinese technology companies from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Didi Global Inc to online education providers amid regulatory crackdowns. Temasek cut 16% of its stake in e-commerce giant Alibaba and 11% of its shares in ride-hailing service Didi, according to a 13F filing for the three months ended September …
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G42 partners with GMIS to explore AI
DUBAI / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) and G42 have announced a partnership to explore the latest trends and opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and cloud computing to accelerate the digitisation of manufacturing processes and drive supply chain improvements. Through this partnership, GMIS and G42 will promote the adoption of disruptive technologies to solve some …
Read More »Airbus gets mega-order for 255 jets led by Wizz, Frontier
Bloomberg Airbus SE notched a mega-order for 255 narrow-body jets at the Dubai Airshow, bolstering the European planemaker’s case that aircraft demand has started to roar back from the lows of the coronavirus pandemic. The deal for Airbus’s larger A321 model is valued at more than $30 billion before typical industry discounts. It will be parceled out among Wizz Air …
Read More »FlyDubai in early talks about its next jet order
Bloomberg FlyDubai, the low-cost sister company of giant long-haul airline Emirates, said it’s in early talks with both Boeing Co and Airbus SE about its next jetliner order after previously being a loyal customer of the US company. While FlyDubai is an all-Boeing operator, it scrapped 65 orders for the 737 Max model after deliveries were halted following two fatal …
Read More »Online snack-shopping boom to last beyond pandemic: Mondelez
Bloomberg Mondelez International Inc, which rode the pandemic snacking boom to boost online sales of cookies and candy, says the retail trend will continue to grow even after mobility restrictions are lifted as people have become accustomed to using their digital devices to shop for food. Consumers who were stuck at home became more savvy at using e-commerce channels to …
Read More »H&M’s tech chief wants clothes to compete with wearables
Bloomberg H&M’s chief technology officer is trying to make smart clothing mainstream, at a time when clothing manufacturers are struggling with complex supply chains and environmental pressure. Alan Boehme is examining how H&M’s clothes could monitor your heart rate or hydration levels, and how artificial intelligence could shrink H&M’s supply chain, potentially decreasing the company’s carbon footprint. H&M couldn’t keep …
Read More »Coach says it’s in China’s middle-class sweet spot
Bloomberg The owner of Coach says its strong sales in China aren’t under threat from President Xi Jinping’s push to narrow his country’s wealth gap because the brand’s customers are mainly middle class. “We do think we’re at an advantaged position with the policies,†said Joanne Crevoiserat, the CEO of Coach’s parent, Tapestry. “We see further strengthening of the middle class.†…
Read More »India’s Future urges to quash Amazon deal
Bloomberg Future Retail Ltd’s independent directors have urged India’s antitrust body to revoke its approval of a 2019 deal between one of its group companies and an Amazon.com Inc unit, saying the American retailer lied to the regulator. Amazon obtained the Competition Commission of India’s approval for its purchase of 49% of Future Coupons Pvt with an option to buy …
Read More »China rolls over $157b policy loans before economic data
Bloomberg A reduction in China’s reserve requirement ratio looks increasingly unlikely after the authorities rolled over all policy loans coming due and data surprised on the upside, suggesting that bonds will have little room to gain. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) injected 1 trillion yuan ($157 billion) through its medium-term lending facility on Monday, matching the record amount maturing …
Read More »Credit Suisse Bermuda trial may lift lid on rogue banker’s fraud scheme
Bloomberg An offshore unit of Credit Suisse Group AG goes to court in a case that could lift the lid on how a rogue Geneva employee got away with defrauding some of the firm’s richest clients for nearly a decade. Georgian billionaire and former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili accuses Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd of failing to stop the late …
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