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Wael Sawan

Wael Sawan

Shell to take up to GBP1.6 billion hit after plant construction halt

Shell expects to take a hit of up to USD2 billion after it suspended construction work on one of Europe's largest planned biofuels plants and sold a refinery in Singapore. The oil and gas major said...
July 05, 2024 at 08:46 am
Michael Green

Michael Green

UK ELECTION: Ex-defence secretary Grant Shapps loses seat

Grant Shapps had professed his pride in a record of real results in a constituency he has held since 2005. But the long-standing Conservative has lost his Welwyn Hatfield seat to Labour. While a key...
July 05, 2024 at 03:18 am
Elon Musk

Elon Musk

MUSK'S X TO GET FINAL EU WARNING OVER DANGEROUS CONTENT- BLOOMBE…

MUSK’S X TO GET FINAL EU WARNING OVER DANGEROUS CONTENT- BLOOMBERG NEWS ...
July 04, 2024 at 06:31 pm
Eric Dodd

Eric Dodd

K3 Business Technology names CFO Eric Dodd as new CEO

K3 Business Technology Group PLC - business-critical software solutions provider focusing on fashion and apparel brands - Says that Executive Chair Tom Crawford will be stepping down from his current...
July 04, 2024 at 04:20 pm
Richard Pike

Richard Pike

FBD Holdings names Richard Pike as new chair

FBD Holdings PLC - Dublin-based insurer - Names Richard Pike as chair, with immediate effect. Pike originally joined the board of FBD Holdings, as well as the board of FBD Insurance PLC, in September...
July 04, 2024 at 03:20 pm
William Rucker

William Rucker

Marston's names Cirata's Kenneth Lever as non-exec chair

Marston's PLC - Wolverhampton, Midlands-based pub and hotel operator - Says that following an extensive external process, Kenneth Lever has been appointed as independent non-executive chair, with...
July 04, 2024 at 03:20 pm
Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son

SoftBank has discussed energy project funding with banks, The Information reports

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group has recently talked with banks about borrowing money to invest up to $10 billion in energy-related projects, The Information reported on Thursday. ...
July 04, 2024 at 03:19 pm
Maurice Lévy

Maurice Lévy

Solocal: future CEO Maurice Lévy outlines his ambitions

French businessman Maurice Lévy, future CEO of Solocal, announced on Thursday his ambitions for the digital services portal for businesses, which he will take over via his holding company Ycor.In a...
July 04, 2024 at 11:34 am
Jeffrey Bezos

Jeffrey Bezos

Jeff Bezos sells $5 bln Amazon shares as stock soars

STORY: Jeff Bezos is cashing in. The Amazon founder and executive chair is selling stock in the company worth almost $5 billion. His proposed sale was revealed in a...
July 04, 2024 at 07:26 am
Oleg Deripaska

Oleg Deripaska

How Raiffeisen's bet on Russia took it to the brink

For more than four months, U.S. envoys delivered increasingly shrill warnings to Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International to scrap a deal they said had links to one of Russia's most powerful oligarchs....
July 04, 2024 at 06:00 am
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

Ambani's Reliance to launch IPO-bound Shein in India, ET reports

Indian bilionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail Ventures will launch Chinese fast fashion label Shein in the coming weeks, selling the latter's products on its app and brick-and-mortar stores, The...
July 04, 2024 at 04:57 am
Barry Diller

Barry Diller

Communication Services Rise as Paramount Deal Talks Continue -- Communications Services Roundup

Communications services shares rose as the deal talks between Skydance and Paramount Global may be at an end. David Ellison's production company has reached a preliminary agreement to buy National...
July 03, 2024 at 09:33 pm
Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Meta's Threads hits 175 million users ahead of one-year anniversary

Meta Platforms' newest social media offering Threads has over 175 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Wednesday, ahead of its first anniversary. A challenger to...
July 03, 2024 at 06:55 pm
Shari Redstone

Shari Redstone

Skydance Media's deal to gain control of Paramount could be sealed this weekend, sources say

Skydance Media's deal to acquire theater operator National Amusements, with its controlling interest in Paramount Global, could be finalized by Monday, sources familiar with the deal process said. ...
July 03, 2024 at 06:51 pm
Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta's Threads hits over 175 mln monthly active users, Zuckerberg says

Meta Platforms' newest social media offering, Threads, has over 175 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Wednesday, two days ahead of its first anniversary. What...
July 03, 2024 at 04:29 pm
Jeffrey Bezos

Jeffrey Bezos

Jeff Bezos to sell Amazon shares worth about $5 bln after stock hits record high

Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost $5 billion worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showed, after its stock hit a record high. ...
July 03, 2024 at 04:27 pm
European wind turbine industry criticises German deal with Chinese supplier

Ming Yang

European wind turbine industry criticises German deal with Chinese supplier

Europe's wind turbine industry on Wednesday criticized a deal to supply Chinese-made turbines for an offshore project in the North Sea, saying it posed a threat to critical German infrastructure. ...
July 03, 2024 at 11:55 am
Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Elon Musk expected to make speech at opening of Shanghai's World AI Conference

Elon Musk will be among the keynote speakers at the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Thursday, according to an agenda released in advance of the event. The...
July 03, 2024 at 10:58 am
József Váradi

József Váradi

Wizz Air promotes from within as President Robert Carey leaves

Wizz Air Holdings PLC on Wednesday rejigged its senior management team following the departure of President Robert Carey. The Budapest-based, airline said Carey had left to pursue other interests....
July 03, 2024 at 10:06 am
Ling Liu

Ling Liu

Philips: new chief region leader for Greater China

Philips announces the appointment of Ling Liu as Chief Region Leader for Greater China, effective immediately. In this capacity, she joins the Executive Committee of the Dutch medical technology...
July 03, 2024 at 08:38 am