Bloomberg 3M Co. plans to eliminate jobs as part of a broader cost-cutting drive in response to the slowing economy, according to internal communications. The move comes just days after 3M suffered a setback over a key legal strategy designed to mitigate mounting liabilities and as it faces an array of other challenges, ranging from inflationary woes to sluggish …
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Glow Recipe taps Goldman Sachs for sale
Bloomberg Glow Recipe, a skin-care brand popular for its fruit-based products, is exploring a sale that could value it at $400 million to $500 million. The company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., said the people, who asked to not be identified. It has $80 million in annual revenue. No final decision has been made and Glow Recipe …
Read More »Buffet’s Berkshire offloads more shares in Chinese EV giant BYD
Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. trimmed its stake in BYD Co. even further, offloading another 1.72 million shares as of September 1, according to an exchange filing on Friday, just days after the legendary US investor began reducing his holding in China’s biggest maker of electric vehicles. Berkshire’s interest in BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares has now fallen to …
Read More »Futures dip ahead of US jobs report
Bloomberg Stocks are set for a third straight week of declines ahead of key US jobs data that could stir expectations for another sharp Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. A dollar gauge slipped from a record high and the euro strengthened. US futures fluctuated on Friday, while European stocks rose and Asian shares fell. The jobs update is expected to …
Read More »SpiceJet to raise $200m in fresh capital to ease finance problems
Bloomberg SpiceJet Ltd said it’s in talks with bankers to raise as much as $200 million in fresh capital after reporting a worse than expected quarterly loss, as the Indian airline looks to work a way out of financial distress. The carrier plans to also spin off its cargo business into a separate company, SpiceXpress, by the end of …
Read More »Lufthansa to cut flights at major German hubs
Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG will suspend almost its entire flight operations in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday because of a strike by pilots who are demanding higher pay, adding another day of major disruptions to what has already turned into a summer of travel chaos. In total, about 130,000 passengers will be affected as Lufthansa scraps 800 flights at its …
Read More »S Africa’s Woolworths prepares for inflation risk after upping dividend
Bloomberg Woolworths Holdings Ltd. is preparing to battle the impact of soaring inflation in both its key markets, after increased sales and a growing cash pile allowed the South African retailer to raise the annual dividend higher than expected. While a jump in prices is a global risk, Woolworths said the company’s Australian department-store business “should be somewhat mitigated by …
Read More »Private jets to Ibiza, Paris surge as rich evade travel chaos
Bloomberg As Europe grapples with a summer of travel chaos, the wealthiest are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. Private-jet use has surged by almost a third in recent months compared to pre-pandemic levels, stretching airport capacity from Ibiza to Mykonos and stoking a political backlash in France. London logged the most private flights — more than 12,000 in …
Read More »Chewy stock sinks on cut to sales outlook
Bloomberg Chewy Inc tumbled after the online seller of pet supplies cut its revenue outlook and said customer growth has slowed. Sales in the current fiscal year will total no more than $10 billion as customer pull back on discretionary goods such as toys and treats, Chewy said in a letter to shareholders. That’s down from a previous forecast …
Read More »Russia plans to buy $70 billion in yuan, other ‘friendly’ currencies
Bloomberg Russia is considering a plan to buy as much as $70 billion in yuan and other “friendly†currencies this year to slow the ruble’s surge, before shifting to a longer-term strategy of selling its holdings of the Chinese currency to fund investment. The offshore yuan briefly extended gains against the dollar after the news, rallying to a session high. …
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