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‘Conviction sell’: UBS says avoid these global stocks amid rising headwinds
UBS is more bearish than Wall Street on a number of stocks right now. Source
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Turkey wants to be neutral in the Ukraine war. But a treaty from 1936 has it on a tightrope
A Russian submarine passes Istanbul as it transits the Bosporus in February 2022. Turkey is the gatekeeper between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty Images There’s a Turkish saying, “Did your ships sink in the Black Sea?” The expression is asked when a person is lost in thought, trying […]
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Ford cuts 580 U.S. salaried and contract employees as it restructures to focus on EVs
Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting 580 U.S. salaried employees and agency workers as part of its ongoing Ford+ turnaround plan, the company confirmed Wednesday night. The cuts include approximately […]
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China’s capital city loosens robotaxi restrictions for Baidu, Pony.ai in a big step toward removing human taxi drivers
Chinese tech companies Baidu’s Apollo Go and Pony.ai announced Thursday they received permission from Beijing city authorities to remove the safety driver for part of their robotaxi business in a suburban part of the city. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s capital city has moved one step closer toward letting […]
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Op-ed: The four big threats to China’s economy
William Rhodes and Stuart Mackintosh have identified four distinct but overlapping economic risks for China. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The following commentary is co-authored by William R. Rhodes, CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, former chairman and CEO of Citibank, and author of “Banker to the World: Leadership Lessons from […]
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Australia opens facility that will ‘blast’ human waste and convert it into fertilizer
A sewage treatment plant. The idea of reusing organic matter or waste in industrial processes and other initiatives is not a new one, and the last few years have seen a number of interesting projects take shape. Thomas Imo | Photothek | Getty Images An Australian plant that converts human waste into fertilizer and energy […]
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Hong Kong residents are flocking to Singapore, snapping up rental homes
Stifled by strict Covid restrictions in Hong Kong, residents from the financial hub are continuing to move to its rival, Singapore. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — After eight years in Hong Kong, Jonathan Benarr is giving up that city for a new set of attractions — in Singapore. “Hong Kong was […]
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Ford CEO Jim Farley says pricing has offset rising commodity costs, sees improvement in second quarter
Commodity prices continued to be a headwind for Ford Motor, CEO Jim Farley told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday, but the company has managed to offset them through its pricing strategy. “The commodity pressure, the premium freight we’re seeing, I mean it’s really real. … The good thing is, our pricing has offset all of […]
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UBS names the best and worst Japanese stocks to buy if the dollar-yen rises further
UBS has identified Japanese stocks that are set to be the most affected — both positively and negatively — if the yen continues to slide against the dollar. Source
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Carnival CEO Arnold Donald steps down as cruise industry aims for a refresh
Carnival’s announcement Tuesday that Arnold Donald would step down as CEO of the world’s biggest cruise line came after some investors pushed back at a shareholders meeting earlier this month on metrics tied to the 67-year-old’s 2021 compensation package of $15 million, sources familiar with the situation told CNBC. “End of an era,” said one […]
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