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Sales At Durex-Maker Reckitt Driven By More Sex And Fewer Colds

Consumer goods giant Reckitt has noted a rise in sales of condoms in marketing including China where there has been an easing of lockdowns. For the first quarter, double digit growth in the sale of Durex compared to the same period last year was reported by the company.   But with lesser...

Record Quarterly Income For Tesla At $438 Million Against 74% Revenue Growth

The United States based electric car maker Tesla comfortably beat market expectations for the first quarter – driven by sales of bitcoin and regulatory credits.   However the stocks of the company dropped by 3 per cent in the US in after hour trading.   The company reported a record...

Betway - Parent Of Online Bookmaker Betway, To Get Listed Using SPAC

The parent company of online bookmaker Betway, Super Group, will go public at a valuation of about $5 billion through a process of merger with blank-check acquisition firm Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp, the company said.   This move comes from the Europe based company at a time when...

Toshiba Asked To Officially Seek Acquirers By Conglomerate’s No.2 Shareholder

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp has been called upon by its second largest shareholder to conduct a strategic review and explicitly solicit suitors and said that the comments of the company of it wanting to remain listed were deterring potential acquirers.   These comments were made by...

Volkswagen Could Cut Production Due To Chip Shortage: Reports

The global shortage of semiconductors used in the auto industry will potentially force the German auto major Volkswagen AG to curb production as the company warned its managers to get ready for a larger production hit in the second quarter compared to what was faced in the first quarter, claimed a...

Boeing Continues To Try Find A Fix For 106 Grounded 737 Max Planes

An electrical issue has grounded 106 Boeing 737 Max airplanes throughout the world, said the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The US regulator added that Boeing is still working to try to fix the issue.   On April 7, an electrical power system issue was disclosed by the...

Rolls-Royce In Negotiations With Spanish Authorities Over Sale Of ITP Aero

Following reports in Spain about the government there potentially blocking the sale of the Spanish unit ITP Aero of the British engineering company Rolls-Royce, the firm has confirmed that it was in constructive talks with Spanish authorities about the deal.   The sale of turbine blade-maker...

Credit Suisse’s Q1 Trading Gains Wiped Off By Archegos, Reports 252Mn Sfr Loss

A multi-billion dollar hit from the collapse of the United States based investment fund Archegos negated the profits made by Credit Suisse from its trading business during the first quarter as the bank reported a 757 million Swiss franc pre-tax loss for the period which was slightly smaller than...

Tesla Issues Rare Apology After Chinese Social Media Pressure Over A Customer Complaint

The United States based electric car maker Tesla is facing a social media storm in China as regulators and the state media also joining in the fray after an unhappy Tesla customer clambered showed her protest over the company's handling of her complaints by climbing atop a Tesla car at the auto...

Renesas To Restore Full Production Capacity Of Fire-Damaged Chip Factory By End Of May

Even after restarting of production at its fire ravaged unit on Sunday, the Japanese firm Renesas Electronics Corp, which is also a major supplier of automotive semiconductors for the global auto industry, said that it is trying to recoup all lost production capability at the factory that was...

New Filter Feature To Tackle Hate Speech To Be Launched By Instagram

The Facebook owned social media platform Instagram will be using a filtering mechanism on the platform that will filter offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app so as to prevent its users from viewing possibly abusive messages.   The new filter option for abusive direct...

‘Intense Competition’ Expected By Daimler CEO If Tech Giants Enter Electric Vehicle Market

If tech giants such as Google, Apple and Alibaba decide to launch their own electric vehicles, the German auto maker Daimler will face stiff opposition from these new entrants, believes Daimler’s chief executive.   With the race for electric vehicles heats up globally, there have been...
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