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Fujifilm gains control of Xerox to form $18 billion company

Bloomberg Fujifilm Holdings Corp. is gaining control of Xerox Corp. in a deal that would create an $18 billion company and see the iconic American corporate giant launching into new lines of business to seek global growth. The deal would combine Xerox, which has a market value of $8.3 billion, with a joint venture the company operates with Fujifilm, according ...

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Harley shuts plant as woes worsen

Bloomberg A deepening slump in US motorcycle demand is spurring more job cuts and a plant closure at Harley-Davidson Inc., a company President Donald Trump has cast as a model American manufacturer. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker will close its factory in Kansas City, Missouri, and consolidate production in York, Pennsylvania, according to a statement. The restructuring will eliminate about 260 ...

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Google bets on $1.1bn deal to chase Apple

Bloomberg Google officially closed its $1.1 billion deal with HTC Corp., adding more than 2,000 smartphone specialists in Taiwan to help the search giant chase Apple Inc. in the cut-throat premium handset market. The deal will help Google design more of its own consumer hardware and could set it up to wade deeper into special-purpose chips—like Apple. Google’s most recent ...

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