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Japan’s delivery giant Sagawa teams with startup to develop first EV
TOKYO (Reuters) - SG Holdings Co's delivery firm Sagawa Express Co on Tuesday revealed a prototype of its first jointly-developed electric vehicle (EV) with Tokyo startup ASF, as part of its plan to e...
Apr 13, 2021
Biden’s chip dreams face reality check of supply chain complexity
By Hyunjoo Jin and Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To understand President Joe Biden's challenge in taming a semiconductor shortage bedeviling automakers and other industries, consider a chip...
Apr 13, 2021
Renault to partly idle Spanish plants until end September over chip shortage
MADRID (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault has started negotiations with unions to extend the partial idling of three of its four factories in Spain until the end of September as a preemptive measure ...
Apr 13, 2021
Hey Siri, when is Apple’s next event? April 20
(Reuters) - Siri, Apple Inc's virtual assistant, might have spilled the beans by telling users on Tuesday that the iPhone maker is going to host a special event on April 20. Siri, who is proficient at...
Apr 13, 2021
South Korean ‘phone maniac’ won’t give up his LG smartphones
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean Ryu Hyun-soo describes himself as an "LG phone maniac" and says he won't give up his LG smartphones even though the company that makes them is getting out of the busines...
Apr 13, 2021
Nornickel to boost output of nickel products in Finland for EV battery market
By Polina Devitt and Anastasia Lyrchikova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian metals producer Nornickel said on Tuesday it will boost output of nickel products at its Harjavalta plant in Finland as it bets on ...
Apr 13, 2021
Grab strikes $40-billion deal to go public in biggest ever blank-check merger
(Reuters) - Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab Holdings Inc on Tuesday confirmed its $40-billion merger with a publicly-listed shell company backed by Altimeter Capital,...
Apr 13, 2021
Bitcoin hits record high before landmark Coinbase IPO
LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin hit a record of $62,741 on Tuesday, extending its 2021 rally to new heights a day ahead of Coinbase's initial public offering. The largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange's list...
Apr 13, 2021
Singapore’s Pine Labs acquires Malaysia-based e-commerce platform Fave in $45 million deal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Singapore-incorporated merchant commerce platform Pine Labs has acquired e-commerce and fintech firm Fave in a cash and equity deal valued at over $45 million, for joint globa...
Apr 13, 2021
Berlin Brands Group raises $240 million in debt for e-commerce deals
BERLIN (Reuters) - German e-commerce company Berlin Brands Group (BBG) said on Tuesday it had raised $240 million in debt financing to support the expansion of its direct-to-consumer brand portfolio, ...
Apr 13, 2021
