Industrials

Amazon Is Ending Drone Deliveries in California, Eyes Arizona Expansion

Amazon has ceased drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California, as it prepares to expand its Prime Air program in Arizona.


Norway Labor Unions Successfully Negotiated a 5.2% Wage Increase, Avoiding Major Strike

Labor unions and employers in Norway have successfully negotiated a 5.2% wage increase...

House Purchase Applications Continue To Dip As Mortgage Rates Remain High

Despite a slight dip in average interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, weekly mortgage demand remains stagnant, with fewer applicants seeking loans for refinancing or home purchases...

UPS Lands Primary Air Cargo Deal with USPS as FedEx Ends 20-Year Partnership

UPS will manage the majority of air cargo transportation for USPS. The contract between the two entities is set for a minimum of five and a half years...


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Passport Capital gains from surging Chinese internet stocks- report
A boom in Chinese internet stocks helped propel San Francisco-based hedge fund to double digit gains this year when other hedge funds have given dull returns, according to a Reuters report.
France's Materis in exclusive talks on EUR610 million Kerneos sale
French building materials business Materis is reportedly in an advanced stage of negotiations to sell its business unit Kerneos. Investment firm Astorg Partners will acquire Kerneos for EUR610 million
Billionaire Glasenberg, Glencore to invest more in thermal coal as rivals stall
Glencore Xtrata PLC, led by its chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg, will be committing more capital in thermal coal than rivals BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Group and Anglo American PLC.
Qinhuangdao Port Co to price Hong Kong IPO at low end of range- source
A source told Reuters that Qinhuangdao Port Co is going to be setting the price of its planned initial public offering at HKD 5.25 per share, which is the bottom of its indicative range.
Morgan Stanley, UBS hired to run Applus+ IPO -source
The private equity owner of Applus+ has picked Morgan Stanley and UBS to oversee a stock market listing of the Spanish industrial testing firm, a person familiar with the matter said.
Largest insurers in UK to pour GBP 25B in infrastructure
A Bloomberg report said the largest insurance firms in the UK will be pouring about GBP 25 billion or USD 41 billion in the country's infrastructure in the next five years.
ThyssenKrupp's USD1.2 billion share sale not enough for turnaround - analysts
Analysts thought that ThyssenKrupp latest fundraising efforts, which was a USD1.2 billion share sale, was not enough to turn the company around from its dire financial straits.
Rio Tinto to cut capital spending in half by 2015
As the second-biggest mining company in the world, Rio Tinto Group, struggles against the drop in mineral prices, the company resolved to reduce its capital spending to around USD8 billion in 2015.
China's Sinohydro to invest in infrastructure projects in Laos, Shandong province
China's biggest hydroelectric dam contractor Sinohydro Group Ltd. will be investing up to USD39.2 million in an hydroelectric project in Laos. The said company will also be investing USD724 million in
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