By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the biggest bottling unit of Coca-Cola in the continent, is eyeing further consolidation of the parent’s bottling operations there, its chief executive said on Tuesday, as it prepares to go public. CCBA is the Atlanta-based company’s eighth biggest bottling company with operations in 14 countries…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. refiners and biofuel companies are likely to reach less than half the renewable diesel production projected by the U.S. government for 2025 due to policy and feedstock constraints, according to a study released Tuesday from consultancy Cerulogy. Numerous petroleum refiners across North America are planning to convert facilities to…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -AT&T said it would agree to temporarily defer turning on some wireless towers near key airport runways to avert a looming aviation crisis but the White House is still pushing Verizon Communications to follow suit. Discussions are centered around that proposal that would also allow about 90% of the wireless…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – AT&T said Tuesday it had voluntarily agreed to temporarily defer turning on a limited number of towers around certain airport runways in a bid to address an aviation safety standoff. “We are frustrated by the FAA’s inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5G technology…
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian aerospace group Leonardo said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with unions to furlough employees at its Aerostructures division to compensate for a fall in orders for commercial aircraft parts caused by the pandemic. Last year the group filed a request to put more than 3,000 workers under a temporary…
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices on Tuesday climbed to their highest since 2014 as possible supply disruption after attacks in the Mideast Gulf added to an already tight supply outlook. Brent crude futures rose 77 cents, or 0.9%, to $87.25 a barrel at 11:05 a.m. EST (1605 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is “actively engaged” with wireless carriers, airlines, airplane manufacturers and key federal agencies to address a looming aviation crisis, a senior administration official told Reuters. Airlines are preparing to cancel a significant number of passenger and cargo flights in the coming hours to prepare for AT&T and Verizon’s new…
(Reuters) – Volkswagen and autos supplier Bosch are planning to form a joint venture to build the machinery to equip Volkswagen’s battery cell factories, German monthly Manager magazine reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. The details of the partnership were not yet determined but Volkswagen board member Thomas Schmall and Bosch’s production and technology chief…
By Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it was acquiring “Call of Duty” videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, the biggest deal in the sector that would help the Xbox maker become the third-largest gaming company by revenue. Microsoft’s offer of $95 per share is at a premium of…
By Priyanshi Mandhan (Reuters) -IHG said on Tuesday finance industry veteran Deanna Oppenheimer will become the Holiday Inn-owner’s first female chair when she replaces long-serving Chairman Patrick Cescau after his retirement later this year. Cescau, 73, will retire at the end of August after almost a decade in the role and Oppenheimer will take over…
