EXCLUSIVE 3G founders launch investment partnership with former Third Point co-CIO Islam
Three Brazilian billionaires who cofounded investment firm 3G Capital are backing a veteran U.S. investor who played a key role in hedge fund Third Point’s activist campaigns, to make big, long-term bets on companies, three people familiar with the plans said.
UPS shares hit three-month low on worries e-commerce is cooling
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) shares fell to a three-month low on Tuesday on worries that growth from the pandemic-fueled e-commerce boom may be fading.
IMF raises growth forecasts for rich nations, dims outlook for developing world
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday maintained its 6% global growth forecast for 2021, upgrading its outlook for the United States and other wealthy economies but cutting estimates for developing countries struggling with surging COVID-19 infections.
Prudential Plc to join new Nairobi Financial Centre
Insurance company Prudential Plc (PRU.L) is set to sign an agreement on Tuesday to join the new Nairobi International Financial Centre, eventually becoming one of its anchor clients.
MOVES Barclays picks Faruqui to share leaderhsip of EMEA M&A franchise
Barclays (BARC.L) has appointed Omar Faruqui as co-head of its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) franchise in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of a leadership shake-up to ride a wave of deal-making activity in the post-COVID world.
Intel to build Qualcomm chips, aims to catch foundry rivals by 2025
Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Monday its factories will start building Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) chips and laid out a roadmap to expand its new foundry business to catch rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) by 2025.
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon.
Aon, Willis halt $30 bln merger over monopoly concerns, delay
Aon Plc (AON.N) and Willis Towers Watson Plc on Monday called off a $30 billion merger that would have created the world’s largest insurance broker, saying U.S. regulators’ objections created unacceptable delay and uncertainty.
China’s industrial profit growth slows in June on high raw material prices
Profit growth at China’s industrial firms slowed for the fourth straight month in June, as high raw material prices weighed on factories’ margins, pointing to some weakness in the recovery of the world’s second-biggest economy.
LVMH shares edge higher as sales and profits rise
LVMH’s (LVMH.PA) shares eged higher on Tuesday after the world’s biggest luxury goods group posted higher sales and profits, driven by surging sales of fashion lines and handbags by Dior, Fendi and Louis Vuitton.
