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Bloomberg Ningbo Tuopu Group Co said it was the supplier of parts that prompted recent recalls of Tesla Inc Model Y cars in China and the US. Some front- and rear-suspension knuckles weren’t completely immersed in a liquid during the heating process, the Chinese auto-parts maker said in an exchange filing . The potential of any knuckle being defective might ...

Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp extended a six-day slump with another drop of as much as 9% in Tokyo as key companies in its portfolio delivered further bad news. Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc began preparations to withdraw from US stock exchanges, shortly after the US Federal Trade Commission sued to block SoftBank’s sale of Arm Ltd to Nvidia Corp ...

Bloomberg China is starting the second round of projects in its massive desert renewable build-out just months after President Xi Jinping unveiled the scheme. The National Energy Administration (NEA) has asked provinces to submit a list of the second batch of projects by December 15, according to a report from China Wind Power News, citing an NEA notice. Each individual ...

Bloomberg Trust firms that have issued at least $5 billion in high-yield products linked to China Evergrande Group are bracing for a cascade of losses after the cash-strapped developer said it may no longer be able to meet its financial obligations. At least three firms, including Citic Trust Co, China Foreign Economy and Trade Trust Co and National Trust, notified ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden said Americans are returning to work and the US economy continues a strong rebound from the pandemic, after a Labour Department report offered a mixed view on the job market. “Simply put, America, America is back to work,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “Because of the extraordinary strides we’ve made, we can look ...

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) will give preliminary approval to the reforms submitted by Spain to unlock $11.3 billion of its recovery funds. The European Commission will validate first set of milestones fulfilled by the Spanish government as part of its cash-for-reforms package to counter economic fallout of Covid-19, according to EU officials. Spain is one of the largest beneficiaries ...

Bloomberg Italy’s credit rating was raised one notch to “BBB” by Fitch Ratings, which said the country’s high Covid-19 vaccination rates and an increase in public and private spending will help the economy expand more than expected. The boost in rating reflects confidence in the unity government led by Premier Mario Draghi and its ability to wisely spend over 200 ...

Bloomberg Half of UK businesses expect to increase their prices in response to rising wage costs and supply-chain difficulties. That’s according to a survey by Lloyds Bank, which said that acute shortages of workers persisted into November. It showed that a quarter of companies expect to increase wages by 3% or more in next year in an effort to retain ...

Bloomberg Ford Motor Co expects to be the second-biggest seller of electric vehicles in the world within two years, according to Chief Operating Officer Lisa Drake. Demand for Ford’s first electric vehicles — the Mustang Mach-E crossover, the new electric F-150 Lightning pickup due out next spring, and its E-Transit commercial van — is emboldening the automaker to ramp up ...

Bloomberg UK consumers took on unsecured loans at the fastest pace since the aftermath of the first lockdown, adding to signs that people are becoming more willing to spend. Consumer credit rises 706 million pounds ($942 billion) in October, more than economists forecast the highest figure since July last year, Bank of England figures show. Borrowing on credit cards accounted ...