By Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) – Steady sales of pacemakers and heart stents may have likely helped Medtronic Plc offset weak demand for its other medical devices, in a quarter that saw an Omicron-led surge in COVID-19 cases and staffing crisis at most U.S. hospitals. Overwhelmed by soaring infections and shortages of nurses and other healthcare…
CHICAGO (Reuters) -General Electric Co warned on Friday that a supply chain logjam coupled with a labor crunch and inflation will pressure profits through the first half of the year. The challenges are affecting its units including healthcare, renewable energy and aviation, the company said in a regulatory filing. But the Boston-based industrial conglomerate said…
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Alexander Hübner (Reuters) – German artificial limb maker Ottobock is waiting until September to launch its multibillion-euro stock market listing because of choppy financial markets, four people with knowledge of the matter said. Many investors had expected the business, which could be valued at more than 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion),…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa will not impose compulsory job cuts, the German airline said on Friday, as it cuts costs nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic that left the industry reeling. The company said voluntary redundancy programmes and part-time solutions would reduce numbers in a socially responsible manner. “We have worked hard in recent…
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Continental will continue investing in a factory in Lithuania, an executive was quoted saying, despite a diplomatic dispute between Beijing and the Baltic state that has threatened to embroil the German car parts maker. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters in December that China was pressuring Continental to stop using…
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Virgin Media O2 said on Friday its two owners were in talks with financial partners about funding a fibre network covering seven million premises, stepping up its challenge to BT in the race to roll out ultrafast connections. The broadband and mobile provider, a joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefonica, will…
By Rowena Edwards London (Reuters) -Oil prices extended losses on Friday and were heading for a weekly fall as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Brent crude futures fell $1.54, or 1.6%, to $91.43 a barrel by 1236 GMT, extending a 1.9% drop…
By Tina Bellon, Hyunjoo Jin and David Shepardson (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s ability to quickly issue safety patches via remote software updates is an approach other automakers eye enviously, but that also carries risk as cars become more like rolling computers. Investors have awarded Tesla’s leadership on in-car software with a market value of $905…
(Reuters) -Following are some excerpts taken from Singapore’s 2022 budget proposals announced by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to parliament on Friday. For a full story, see SUPPORT PACKAGES – “There are segments of the economy still struggling. I will therefore provide targeted help for our workers and businesses in these sectors through a S$500 million…
(Reuters) – Deere & Co on Friday lifted its full-year profit forecast, as it expects to benefit from solid demand for its tractors and combines from farmers flush with cash after a run-up in grain prices. The Moline, Illinois-based company forecast fiscal 2022 profit between $6.7 billion to $7.1 billion, up from its prior expectation…
