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Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country in the supply chain that built the world’s most valuable company, say people involved in the discussions. It is telling suppliers to plan more actively for assembling Apple products elsewhere in Asia, particularly India and … Read more
General Electric Sets Healthcare Division Spin-Off Plans
General Electric Sets Healthcare Division Spin-Off Plans
Mobileye IPO: 5 things to know about the Intel autonomous-driving spinoff
While Intel INTC, +0.70% executives reportedly dreamed of a valuation as high as $50 billion, the market for initial public offerings has crashed in 2022 after a record year in 2021, and expectations have taken a dive. In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Intel has said that it is looking to sell at … Read more
Credit Suisse draws up plans to split investment bank in three
Credit Suisse could split its struggling investment bank into three parts, a move that would involve thousands of job cuts as the Swiss bank reshapes its business. The bank has drawn up plans to split its beleaguered investment banking unit, including creating a so-called ‘bad bank’ to hive off unwanted assets, the Financial Times reported … Read more
Government draws up plans to scrap limit on City board pay
The government has moved one step closer to removing restrictions on non-executive director pay, despite criticisms the moves would reward wealthy City board members amid a raging cost-of-living crisis. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has drawn up a cost-benefit analysis on overhauling rules that prevent non-executive directors from being paid in shares of the … Read more
Porsche Family to Acquire More Than 25% of the Car Maker as IPO Nears
BERLIN—Volkswagen AG largest shareholder, Porsche Automobil Holding SE said it would acquire 25% plus one additional share of the voting stock in Porsche AG when VW lists the sports-car brand, which could happen by the end of the month, the companies said on Saturday. VW, Europe’s biggest auto maker by sales, said the companies’ boards … Read more
Johnny Depp’s law firm Brown Rudnick has big plans in London
The live-streamed US libel trial of actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard dominated the internet for just over a month. But the fervent Google searches also threw his law firm, Brown Rudnick, into the blazing spotlight. Now the 146th largest law firm in the US by revenue is capitalising on its new-found online fame by plotting a London … Read more
IBM Earnings Beat Estimates. The CEO Says Tech Demand Remains Strong.
IBM has restructured to focus on software and services tied to hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size IBM kicked off tech earnings season with better-than-expected quarterly results, despite headwinds from the strong dollar. For the second quarter, IBM (ticker: IBM) posted revenue of $15.5 billion, up 9% from a year … Read more
Intel Should Slash Its Dividend. Its Future May Depend on It.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. Ting Shen/Bloomberg Text size Under CEO Pat Gelsinger, Intel has committed to massively increasing its capital spending investments by tens of billions of dollars. But with a rapidly slowing global economy, repeated product delays, rising competitive threats, and political uncertainty, it might need more help to fund its ambitions. One good … Read more