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Factbox - Tesla Investor Day Gives a Rare Look at Executive Bench

More than a dozen Tesla executives took the stage at the company’s Investor Day on Wednesday, a departure from its previous such events where Elon Musk tended to dominate. The move, a first for Tesla, appeared to be aimed at showcasing the depth of its executive bench as at a time when investors have worried […]

Jocelyn Chahwan: A Champion of Brainpower, Not Fempower

Honestly, I wasn’t sure I was the right person for this interview. The article we had in mind was about a successful female banking executive in what is generally still perceived as an old boy’s club. A triumph of gender balance against the odds. Punching a hole through the glass ceiling. A woman who flew […]

Visa, Mastercard Pause Crypto Push in Wake of Industry Meltdown - Sources

U.S. payment giants Visa and Mastercard are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms after a string of high-profile collapses shook faith in the industry, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The crypto industry saw a stunning reversal of fortunes in 2022 as bankruptcies of industry majors FTX and […]

US Subsidies Are Appealing to German Companies - Survey

The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act to promote climate-friendly technologies is attracting German companies to the United States, a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry DIHK released on Wednesday showed. According to the DIHK survey among 2,400 companies from all sectors, one in 10 German companies is already planning to relocate production […]

U.S. House Panel on China Cites ‘Existential Struggle’ at First Hearing

A new U.S. congressional select committee on competition with China held its first hearing with a focus on human rights on Tuesday, amid tense bilateral ties weeks after a suspected spy balloon flying over North America was shot down. “This is not a polite tennis match. This is an existential struggle over what life will […]

S.Korea’s Yoon Says Cooperation with US, Japan Key to Overcoming N.Korea Threats

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan has become more important than ever to overcoming North Korea’s growing nuclear threats and other crises. Yoon spoke at an event commemorating the country’s historic March First independence movement against Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea. “Japan has transformed […]

India’s Push to Regulate Crypto Gains IMF, U.S. Support at G20

A push by Group of 20 (G20) president India to regulate cryptocurrencies gained support from both the International Monetary Fund and the United States on Saturday as finance chiefs of the bloc wrap up two-days of talks. India has said it wants a collective global effort to deal with problems posed by cryptocurrencies such as […]

HP Sees Strong Quarter as Cost Cuts, China Recovery Boost Profit

HP Inc on Tuesday forecast second-quarter adjusted profit above estimates and maintained its full-year earnings target, expecting to benefit from cost cuts and a recovery in demand in the China market. Lifting of lockdowns in China, a key market as well a dominant supplier of electronics components, is supporting the outlook at hardware suppliers such […]

Trudeau's TikTok Ban to Curb Social Media Reach of Opposition Leaders

The fallout from Canada’s ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on government-issued devices looks set to hurt the leaders of the country’s two main opposition parties, who have used the app more actively than the ruling Liberals to win over supporters. The leaders of the two biggest opposition parties – Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre and New […]