Germany's Hapag-Lloyd says rival Hamburg-Sued should join merger talks with Chilean shipper Vapores

Juergen Weber, the chairman of Hapag-Lloyd AG, said that Hamburg-Sued should participate in merger talks between his company and smaller Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA.


San Francisco stealth startup Pushd bags $1.04M for new app

San Francisco, US-based secretive startup Pushd raised $1.04 million in a recent funding round from unidentified investors, according to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Steep discounts raise doubts on profitability of retailers

While shoppers in the UK and the US spent more for the holidays this year, the profit margin for retailers remains in doubt due to steep discounts, the Financial Times reported.

US firm Mederi Therapeutics bags $18.5M in Series B for GERD and bowel incontinence treatment

Connecticut, US-based pharmaceutical firm Mederi Therapeutics raised $18.5 million in a Series B funding round for the sales and marketing of its treatment for Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease (GERD) and fecal incontinence.


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