By Jayshree P Upadhyay, Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Adani Group issued a detailed riposte on Sunday to a Hindenburg Research report that sparked a $48 billion rout in its stocks, saying it complies with all local laws and had made the necessary regulatory disclosures. The conglomerate led by Asia’s richest…
(Corrects name of subsidiary in paragraph 13 of Jan. 26 story to Ingka (not IKEA) Investments) By Anna Ringstrom and Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA is using more wood from Sweden and the Baltics to make up for not sourcing it from Russia and Belarus which the company has shunned due to Moscow’s war in…
(Reuters) – India’s Adani Group said on Sunday that a Jan. 24 report by short seller Hindenburg Research that led to a $48 billion rout in its stock was intended to create a false market to enable the short seller to book gains. Adani’s response comes amid a $2.5 billion share sale by its flagship…
By Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing’s 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic “Jumbo Jet”, revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as “Queen of the Skies” ended by more efficient twinjet planes. The last commercial Boeing jumbo will be delivered to Atlas Air in the surviving…
VIENNA (Reuters) – A Russian leasing unit of Austrian lender Raiffeisen Bank International is among the companies targeted by sanctions that Ukraine announced overnight, RBI said on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a wave of sanctions overnight targeting 182 Russian and Belarusian companies along with three individuals. The companies mainly deal with goods transportation,…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Sunday it will roll over three lending tools to increase support for targeted sectors of the economy. The People’s Bank of China will roll over a lending tool for supporting carbon emission reduction to the end of 2024, and extend a relending tool for promoting the clean…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s smartphone sales fell 13% year-on-year in 2022, the largest plunge for the sector in a decade as consumers spent cautiously, market research firm IDC said on Sunday. The total number of devices shipped was 286 million, down from 329 million in 2022. That meant total 2022 sales volume was the lowest…
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos has approved a value-added tax refund programme for foreign tourists by 2024 to attract more visitors, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunday. The government collects a 12% VAT on goods consumed within the Southeast Asian country. The plan is to allow foreigners to get a VAT…
By Sabine Siebold and Anneli Palmen DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – German arms-maker Rheinmetall is ready to greatly boost the output of tank and artillery munitions to satisfy strong demand in Ukraine and the West, and may start producing HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in Germany, CEO Armin Papperger told Reuters. He spoke days before Germany’s defence industry…
By Sriram Mani and Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI (Reuters) -A $2.5 billion share sale by India’s Adani Enterprises remains on schedule at the planned issue price, the company told Reuters on Saturday, while sources said bankers were considering changes due to a market rout in the group’s shares. Bankers on the deal were considering extending…
