May, 2018

• 23 May

  Top China wind power producer shines as fewer turbines idled

  

  Bloomberg The Chinese government’s moves to ramp up renewable energy consumption have sparked optimism over the future of China Longyuan Power Group Corp, the country’s biggest wind power producer. Around half of the 29 analysts covering Longyuan have raised their price targets for its Hong Kong-listed stock over the past month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Following a 29 ...

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• 23 May

  Australia’s Santos rejects $10.9bn takeover bid from Harbour Energy

  Bloomberg Santos Ltd. rejected Harbour Energy Ltd.’s $10.9 billion final offer and terminated talks. The Australian oil and gas producer said its independent directors, managing director and chief executive officer unanimously decided to reject the proposal because it didn’t represent the full value of the company. Oil prices and shares of its peers traded in Australia have rallied 14 percent ...

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• 23 May

  ZTE faces $3bn in losses from US technology ban

  

  Bloomberg ZTE Corp. is estimating losses of at least $3.1 billion from a US technology ban that’s halted major operations as clients pull out of deals and expenses mount, people familiar with the matter said. The telecoms gear and smartphone maker however is hopeful of striking a deal soon and already has a plan in place — dubbed “T0” — ...

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• 23 May

  Jaguar to spend $5.3bn on new models, tech

  

  Bloomberg Jaguar Land Rover will spend about 4.5 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) in the current financial year on new models and technologies as the luxury carmaker looks to spur sales that grew at a slower pace. “We will continue with over-proportional investment in new vehicles, manufacturing facilities and next generation automotive technologies in line with our autonomous, connected, electric and ...

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• 23 May

  Now, Tesla’s Model X 6% cheaper in China

  

  Bloomberg A day after China delivered on its promise to cut auto import tariffs, Tesla Inc. lowered prices in the country by about 6 percent, passing on some of the savings to consumers as competition heats up in the world’s largest electric-car market. The price of a Model S has been reduced to as low as $111,000 and the Model ...

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• 23 May

  Hon Hai’s FII to raise $4.3bn in Chinese IPO

  

  Bloomberg Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. plans to raise $4.3 billion selling stock in an initial public offering, kicking off the largest mainland Chinese debut since the 2015 stock market crash. Shares will be offered at 13.77 yuan apiece, valuing the company at about $43 billion — larger than eBay Inc. The smart factory unit of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., ...

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• 23 May

  Xiaomi opens Paris store, mulls US launch

  

  Bloomberg Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. is opening a store in Paris and planning for more shops in France, Spain and Italy, testing the appetite of consumers in developed markets as its executives consider a US xpansion. “Every morning I think about the US market and when we’ll launch there,” Xiaomi Senior Vice President Wang Xiang, who heads global operations, ...

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• 23 May

  Sony new CEO Yoshida has always wanted to work on moving things

  Bloomberg Sony Corp.’s new chief executive officer is interested in taking the Japanese electronics maker in an entirely new direction: moving objects. Kenichiro Yoshida, who took over in April, said that he’s always wanted to work on “moving objects,” adding that it’s far too early to say whether Sony will enter the space. “Through our semiconductors, we’re actually already a ...

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• 23 May

  HP Enterprise lifts outlook, buoyed by software push

  

  Bloomberg Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. gave a forecast for the current quarter that topped some Wall Street estimates, signalling that it’s benefiting from recent cost cuts and a push into software and computer services aimed at lessening its dependence on hardware. Profit excluding certain costs will be 35 cents to 39 cents a share in the fiscal third quarter, the ...

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• 23 May

  Euro-area economic rebound to be delayed

  

  Bloomberg The euro-area economic rebound expected this quarter remains out of reach for now. After bad weather, strikes and a flu epidemic weighed on growth at the start of the year, manufacturing and services suffered another setback in May, when an unusual number of public holidays damped orders. In a sign that investors are getting impatient with the 19-nation economy, ...

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