U.S. judge denies bail to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui in fraud case

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – An exiled Chinese businessman charged by U.S. prosecutors with leading a more than $1 billion fraud will remain in jail after a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a proposed $25 million bail package. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said prosecutors had shown it more likely than…

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Renault chooses banks for planned listing of electric car unit Ampere – source

PARIS (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault has picked BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan among the investment banks slated to work on the planned listing of its electric car business, Ampere, a source close to the matter said on Thursday. The three banks will act as joint global coordinators on the initial public offering (IPO)…

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With eye on IRA, Dowlais targets U.S. rare earth magnets for electric vehicles

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – UK auto supplier Dowlais is developing rare earth magnets for production in the U.S. market as carmakers look to source more parts locally and benefit from subsidies provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), its top executive said on Thursday. The company aims to launch production within 12 to…

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Credit Suisse has ‘learnt nothing’ from 2008 crash, London court told

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Credit Suisse was accused on Thursday of having “learnt nothing” from the 2008 financial crisis on the first day of a trial at London’s High Court over residential mortgage-backed securities. Loreley Financing, a special purpose vehicle set up by German bank IKB, is suing Credit Suisse over its 2007…

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Woodford investors offered up to $292 million over fund failure

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -More than 300,000 investors in the failed equity income fund run by one-time star stock picker Neil Woodford have been offered potential redress of up 235 million pounds ($292 million) after a four-year British investigation. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said investors should consider the proposal by Link Fund Solutions…

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Investors warn big consumer firms over price hikes as competitors gain

By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer goods companies like P&G, Unilever and Nestle should start easing price increases as supply chain costs decline, investors told Reuters, worried that further hikes could hit market share and margin growth. The makers of everything from soap and ice cream to condoms and cleaning…

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GSK-spinoff Haleon forecasts 2023 organic revenue growth at top-end of view

(Reuters) – Consumer healthcare group Haleon expects 2023 organic revenue growth towards the upper end of its 4%-6% forecast, it said on Thursday, on strong demand and the restocking of its respiratory health products due to a bad cold and flu season. The company, the world’s biggest standalone consumer health business that sells non-prescription drugs,…

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