(Reuters) -The asset management arm of U.S. insurer giant MetLife has agreed to buy PineBridge Investments from Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s Pacific Century Group (PCG) in a deal valued at up to $1.2 billion, the companies said on Monday. The acquisition will enable MetLife to expand its asset management capabilities, reflecting an emerging trend…
(Reuters) – Elon Musk-owned X raised the price of its premium-plus plan in several markets from Dec. 21 as the social media company looks to boost payment for creators on its platform. The top-tier plan is now priced at $22 a month in the U.S., up from $16 earlier, according to a blog post. Prices…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google’s proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe whose members include Air France KLM and Lufthansa. Google has announced a series of changes in search result formats in recent months following…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FIFA and Netflix have signed a deal to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 editions of the Women’s World Cup in the United States, world soccer’s governing body said on Friday. FIFA said the Women’s World Cup will be the first competition to be acquired in full by Netflix and U.S.-based fans…
By Giuseppe Fonte and Giulio Piovaccari ROME (Reuters) -Fiat-maker Stellantis on Tuesday presented an upbeat plan to revitalise its output in Italy, aimed at drawing a line under months of fraught relations with the government, but with production only set to grow from 2026. The plan comes despite a grim outlook for the European automotive…
By Anna Tong (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence startup Basis has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round for its AI-powered accounting automation product, the company said on Tuesday. The round was led by Khosla Ventures. Other investors included NFDG, the AI-focused fund run by former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and former Apple executive…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it has finalized a $9.63 billion loan to a joint venture of Ford Motor and South Korean battery maker SK On to help finance construction of three new battery manufacturing plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. The low-cost government loan for the BlueOval SK…
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Monday it has updated the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with AI video capability and real-time language translation functionality. The Facebook parent, which first announced the features during its annual Connect conference in September, said the update is available for members that are part of its “Early Access Program”. The…
BERLIN (Reuters) -Top Volkswagen shareholder Porsche SE <PSHG_p.DE> expects to write down 7 billion to 20 billion euros ($20.98 billion) on its investment, it said on Friday, in the latest sign of how VW’s cost crisis has shaken investor faith in the carmaker. It also expects an impairment on its investment in luxury carmaker Porsche…
(Reuters) -U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said on Friday it would buy back as much as $14 billion worth of shares by 2025 end as part of its previously stated plan to return up to $50 billion over the next three years to shareholders. Telecom companies such as Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are among the top…
