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H&M shares tumble as CEO steps down
Stockholm (AFP) - H&M chief executive Helena Helmersson announced Wednesday she was stepping down, sending shares in the fashion retailer...
US could jail foreign officials under new bribery law
New York (AFP) - Anticorruption activists around the world have high hopes for a new US law that for the...
US judge voids Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation
New York (AFP) - A judge in the US state of Delaware voided the $56 billion compensation package of Tesla...
Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
London (AFP) - British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid...
Toyota apologises for scandals as vehicle sales set new record
Tokyo (AFP) - Toyota's chairman said Tuesday he was "ashamed" of recent scandals involving subsidiaries of the Japanese auto giant,...
Toyota sets new global record for annual vehicle sales
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Toyota said Tuesday that it sold a record 11. 2 million vehicles in 2023, cementing its...
Renault slams brakes on listing of Ampere EV division
Paris (AFP) - French automaker Renault said Monday that it was halting the initial public offering of its EV unit...
Amazon scraps buyout of iRobot vacuum maker after EU objections
Washington (AFP) - Amazon on Monday said it was dropping its plans to buy the iRobot vacuum maker after the...
Cement giant Holcim eyes US reindustrialisation to boost N. America spinoff
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss construction giant Holcim is betting that US "reindustrialisation" will continue booming regardless of who wins the...
Philips stops selling sleep devices in US amid recall woes
The Hague (AFP) - Under-fire Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it would halt new sales of sleep machines...
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