S&P downgrades China Evergrande again to ‘CCC’

S&P Global has downgraded the ratings of heavily indebted developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) and its subsidiaries, citing an escalating risk of non-payment of debt, its second downgrade in less than two weeks.

Porsche plans EV battery cells factory in southern Germany

Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) luxury sports car unit Porsche AG is speeding up its e-mobility drive with plans for a German factory to manufacture battery cells for electric vehicles, its chief executive officer told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.