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Moment of truth for Musk as made-in-China Teslas roll out

Bloomberg Elon Musk’s decision to assemble Tesla Inc cars in China required years of planning and billions of dollars in spending. Now comes the challenging part. The electric Model 3 sedans rolling off the assembly line at Tesla’s Shanghai plant — its first outside the US — face a market where total vehicle sales are expected to fall for a ...

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US court awards HP $439m in damages

Bloomberg HP Inc was awarded $439 million in damages against Quanta Storage Inc and its US subsidiary after a federal judge tripled a jury’s 2019 award for damages caused by a widespread scheme to inflate the price of optical disk drives. In October, a Houston jury ordered Quanta to pay HP $176 million in damages. US District Judge David Hittner ...

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Pinterest bulls see a marketer’s goldmine in the making

Bloomberg Pinterest Inc has shed more than a quarter of its market value since the end of October, falling below its April initial public offering price. Yet many market watchers still think the social-media company has the right formula to boost advertising revenue and win over investors. Almost half of Wall Street analysts tracked by Bloomberg recommend buying the stock ...

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FTA highlights success of 2-year VAT implementation journey

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), announced that 2020 will see further evolution in the development of the FTA’s electronic systems, as part of its efforts to provide clear and simple procedures for managing, collecting and implementing federal taxes, ensuring higher rates of customer satisfaction. Al Bustani explained that ...

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Second edition of E88 Market attracts 20,000 visitors

Sharjah / Emirates Business The second edition of E88 Market, a 21-day outdoor food, shopping and entertainment festival, organised by the Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre (JRCC) on its sprawling grounds in Sharjah, has attracted a visitor footfall of more than 20,000 visitors, from diverse nationalities and across different age groups. With an alluring combination of delicious food and ...

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Deal signed to enhance treatment for autoimmune diseases in UAE

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US company AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals to enhance innovation, training, healthcare, and awareness about autoimmune diseases. Under this MoU, both sides have agreed to foster cooperation in the field of therapeutic innovations for autoimmune diseases, provide training programmes for MoHAP’s medical cadres as per ...

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Work on new roads, services for Al Dhafra region commences

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) and Al Dhafra Region Municipality have commenced construction and design works of the internal roads and infrastructure rehabilitation project across Madinat Zayed, Baynunah, Sector 18 and Zone MZW in Al Dhafra region at an estimated cost of AED144.8 million. Both parties stated that the project will involve the construction of ...

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Ghosn escaped same day close surveillance stopped

Bloomberg Carlos Ghosn slipped out of his Tokyo home moments after round-the-clock surveillance of his residence stopped on December 29, Japan’s Sankei newspaper reported. A private security company hired by Nissan Motor Co had been closely monitoring Ghosn while he was out on bail, the newspaper said, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The surveillance ended after Ghosn’s lawyer ...

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Ousted Bitmain co-founder wages battle for control in court

Bloomberg Ousted Bitmain Technologies Ltd co-founder Micree Zhan Ketuan has initiated a legal case to try to regain his position, escalating a battle for control of the world’s biggest miner of cryptocurrency. Great Simplicity Investment Corporation, owned by the engineering whiz-turned-entrepreneur, filed a summons in December in which he asked a Cayman Islands court to reverse a shareholder decision that ...

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US factory gauge hits 10-year low amid global slowdown

Bloomberg US manufacturing closed out a tumultuous year with the weakest monthly performance since the end of the recession, with orders shrinking and factories continuing to dial back production. The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index fell to 47.2 in December, 2019 from 48.1, the fifth straight month of contraction and missing estimates for a rise in a Bloomberg ...

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