Dec 8 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) chief Elon Musk has roped in longtime executive and the company’s president in China, Tom Zhu, to help run the carmaker’s new plant in Austin, Texas, Bloomberg News reported late on Wednesday. Zhu, who joined Tesla in 2014 and is heading Tesla’s Asia Pacific operations, is in Austin …
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ABUJA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Airtel Africa (AAF.L) emerged as the sole bidder for a 5G high-speed spectrum license in Nigeria’s second round of licensing after another company failed to pay a deposit to continue with the auction, the regulator said on Wednesday. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) issued the country’s first 5G licenses to …
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BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market coffee, beef, soy and other commodities linked to deforestation around the world. The law will require companies to produce a due diligence statement showing their supply chains are not contributing …
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Nov 30 (Reuters) – Most major Gulf equities closed higher on Wednesday, tracking global peers and oil prices higher on optimism over China demand recovery, while market focus also turned to US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell’s speech due later in the day. Most Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates …
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A man walks past electronic signs showing the closing numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Japanese yen’s rate against the US dollar, along a street in downtown Tokyo on Dec 2, 2022. (Photo by AFP) NEW YORK: As the US dollar tumbles from multi-decade highs, some investors are betting emerging market currencies will …
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COLOMBO, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Global lenders including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the IMF are planning coordinated assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from its economic crisis, the government said on Tuesday. The island of 22 million people is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in more than seven …
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NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters) – India’s capital, New Delhi, was engulfed in thick smog early on Monday as cooler weather exacerbated pollution, even though government data showed that crop residue burning in neighboring states had dropped significantly. Residents of New Delhi and its suburbs endure poor air every winter as colder, heavier air traps …
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New nationwide COVID rules due as soon as Wednesday – sources The shift follows widespread demonstrations last month Yuan firms, global markets rally on China hopes HONG KONG/BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters) – China is set to announce a further easing of some of the world’s toughest COVID curbs as early as Wednesday, sources said, as …
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Dec 4 (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted on Sunday that he would testify before the House Financial Services Committee after he finished “learning and reviewing” the events that led to the spectacular collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. The US House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing in December to investigate the …
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SHANGHAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Tesla ( TSLA.O ) plans to cut December output of the Model Y at its Shanghai plant by more than 20% from the previous month, two people with knowledge of electric vehicle (EV) giant’s production plan said on Monday. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on …
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