By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday sued a global advertising alliance and several major companies, including Mars and CVS Health, accusing them of unlawfully conspiring to boycott the site and causing it to lose revenue. X filed the lawsuit in federal court in Texas against the World Federation…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of utilities companies are presenting investors with a rare bright spot in the U.S. stock selloff, as turbulent markets prompt a shift away from the high-flying technology stocks that have led gains for most of the year. Utilities has been the top-performing S&P 500 sector since the…
(Reuters) -Lucid Group said on Monday its largest shareholder, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, will inject up to $1.5 billion in cash, as the electric vehicle maker looks to add new models to its product line. The EV maker’s shares, which closed down 3.9%, jumped 12% in extended trading. The deal comes just ahead of…
(Reuters) – Worries over a delay in the launch of Nvidia’s upcoming artificial-intelligence chips may be exaggerated, analysts said, as they do not expect the setback to have a big impact on the chip giant’s revenue or demand. According to media reports, Nvidia’s Blackwell chips may face delays of three months or more due to…
(Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly expects its blockbuster weight-loss drug to officially come out of shortage in the United States in coming days, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing an interview with the company’s CEO, David Ricks. Lilly’s drug, tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight management, will cease to be…
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – BNP Paribas is in exclusive talks with French insurer AXA to buy 100% of its AXA Investment Managers arm at an agreed price of 5.1 billion euros ($5.50 billion), the euro zone’s biggest bank said on Thursday. For BNP, such an acquisition would significantly boost its asset management arm…
By Shivansh Tiwary and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -Spirit Airlines on Thursday warned of a steeper loss in the current quarter, citing an “intense competitive battle” for the price-sensitive leisure travelers as well as an oversupply of airline seats in the domestic market. The airline has failed to report a profit in the last five…
(Reuters) -The U.S. is considering unilateral restrictions on China’s access to AI memory chips such as those made by Micron Technology and SK Hynix and equipment capable of making such semiconductors, as soon as next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The measures are meant to prevent Micron, and South Korea’s SK Hynix and Samsung…
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) -As PayPal embarks on an ambitious turnaround strategy to revitalize growth after a post-pandemic slump, Wall Street analysts expressed some caution over competition from Big Tech and beyond. The concerns highlight the challenges to the profit margins of the company, which for years enjoyed the first-mover advantage in…
(Reuters) – Pershing Square USA said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its initial public offering, a day after hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s new portfolio in the United States disclosed it would raise roughly $2 billion in capital. Ackman said on Wednesday he would revisit the IPO once he is ready to launch a revised…
