Maserati has unveiled the first SUV, in its century-old history, in the Geneva Motor Show, 2016. The new SUV’s overall shape has more than a few Porsche Cayenne-like proportions while possessing trademark Italian flavor. Wester, the Maserati CEO, has also confirmed that despite having access to the wider Fiat-Chrysler group, the new Levante is a 100% Maserati.
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Snapchat Raised a New Funding Round, But Valuation Remain Unchanged
Fidelity Investments lead a $175 million investment in Series F funding for Snapchat. However, it does not change Snapchat valuation at $16 billion.
AMC's $1.1-bln buyout deal widens Chinese control of US theaters
Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin-controlled AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc has agreed to buy Carmike Cinemas Inc for $1.1 billion deal. After the acquisition, AMC Entertainment will become as the largest move-theater operator in the US.
Uber Spends and Losses Big on International Expansion, Challenged by Regulations and Rivalry
An official filing revealed that Uber is facing huge loss in its international operation, as the company spent big on global expansion. The main factors of the loss are regulatory obstacles and local rivalry.
$80 Million ‘Golden Parachute’ Package For Dow And DuPont CEOs
DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. have agreed for a $130 million merger reflecting ‘merger on equals’. Following the merger, Dow CEO, Andrew Liveris will enjoy the lion share of $52.8 million while Edward Breen, DuPont’s CEO, will get $27.2 million. However, this appears as a true “Golden Parachute’ only for Liveries since Breen has secured job in the proposed merged entity.
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Russian energy company GazProm signed a loan agreement with Bank of China on Thursday. GazProm borrowed €2 billion ($2.17 billion) on a 5-year term
Audi AG reported a drop of 6.1% in its operating profit for 2015. The carmaker's profit after tax declined 3% owing to costs of repairing diesel engines related to emission scandal.
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise reported its quarterly result on Thursday. The company booked a better than expected revenue and profit, but its earning fell by negative currency impacts.
Roofstock gets Series A funding of $13.25 million led by Bain Capital Ventures. The funds will be used in an online marketplace and will be launched on Thursday in Florida.
It was agreed that Samsonite is to acquire luggage-manufacturer rival Tumi for about $1.8 billion. Samsonite has long been interested in Tumi and its acquisition is considered the biggest deal made by Samsonite.
India's securities market regulator Sebi is upgrading and strengthening its surveillance system on commodity exchanges (CommExes). Recently, Sebi has barred 16 commodity trading members from trading for manipulating castor seed futures. National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is also enhancing and strengthening surveillance system for commodity exchanges in the country.
Indian stock markets recorded gains from continuous buying support from foreign institutional investors (FIIs). Encouraging global cues also led the stocks gain on Indian bourses. The latest institutional support made the best three-session rally since September 2013.
Encouraging gains on Wall Street were propelling up stocks in Asia and Australia. Barring Hang Kong and Japan, all the major market benchmark indices in Asia and Australia, rose.
Google grants UNICEF a total of $1.5 million in its battle with Zika virus which has been declared an epidemic by WHO last month. The virus has been linked with microcephaly and neurological illness called Guillain-Barre syndrome. UNICEF and the tech giant will collaborate to map and anticipate the spread of the virus.
