Jack Ma: the man who changed the future of the Chinese
Exploiting China’s growth to impose himself and his creature on the world stage and then disappearing from the public scene for criticising the Beijing government’s choices. This is the story…
How the EU elections will change the ecosystem of the startups
The 2024 European elections (Eu elections) represent a crucial moment for the European Union and could have a significant impact on the role of startups. European election parties and candidates could propose specific…
AI boom set to fuel data centre deals in Asia this year
By Scott Murdoch, Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui SYDNEY/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of M&A and investments…
Disney and Comcast seek advisor to resolve Hulu valuation
By Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney and Comcast are seeking to hire a financial adviser to resolve a dispute over how to value the…
Ginni Rometty: the first woman CEO of IBM
Ginni Rometty, an American business leader, made history as the first female CEO of IBM. Her journey with the company began in 1981 when she joined as a systems engineer, eventually…
Hedge funds call time on tech rally, banks say
By Nell Mackenzie and Carolina Mandl LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds sold tech stocks at their highest pace in almost eight months in the week to Feb. 23,…
EquiLend restores some services after cybersecurity incident
By Laura Matthews and Manya Saini (Reuters) – Fintech firm EquiLend said on Friday some services, including trading and post-trading solutions, had been restored, more than a week after it…
Sweden’s Northvolt raises $5 billion green loan to expand battery factories
Βy Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt said on Tuesday it has raised $5 billion in the form of the largest green loan raised in Europe…
Volkswagen and rivals plug away at solid-state battery puzzle
By Eric Onstad and Paul Lienert LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen, whose drive to develop a “solid-state” electric car battery with U.S. startup QuantumScape has been dogged by delays, is casting…
India’s Paytm tumbles on plan to curtail low-value personal loans
By Rama Venkat BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Paytm plunged as much as 20% on Thursday, its steepest decline since listing two years ago, as the digital payments firm will give…