EXCLUSIVE TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam -sources

TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the matter said.
EXCLUSIVE Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs-sources

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has put on hold plans to sell electric cars in India, abandoned a search for showroom space and reassigned some of its domestic team after failing to secure lower import taxes, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
EXCLUSIVE Biden sidelined global energy partners with record emergency oil release

The United States announced a record-sized release of emergency crude oil reserves in March without consulting partners in the International Energy Agency, leaving them scrambling to match with releases of their own, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
EXCLUSIVE Hyundai plans U.S. EV plant, in talks with Georgia – sources

Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) plans to build a new electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in the United States and has held discussions with officials in Georgia, near existing plants for the Hyundai and Kia (000270.KS) brands, people with knowledge of its plans told Reuters.
HSBC shares rise as markets warm up to break-up proposal by top shareholder

Shares in HSBC Holdings gained on Tuesday after its largest shareholder, Chinese insurance giant Ping An (601318.SS), urged a break-up of the London-headquartered bank in a bid to improve returns.
Explainer: Russia swerves to avoid default: what is next?

Russia may have averted default as it announced it had made several overdue payments in dollars on its overseas bonds, shifting the market’s focus to upcoming payments and whether it would stave off a historic default.
Musk sells $8.5 billion worth of Tesla stock as he prepares to purchase Twitter!

On Thursday and Friday, Musk disclosed the sale of 9.6 million shares in Securities and Exchange Commission paperwork. The total cost of the transactions ranged from $822.68 to $999.13. In the three days following the news of an agreement to buy Twitter, Elon Musk sold nearly $8.5 billion in Tesla stock. Musk showed an early […]
PayPal shares rise despite cut in annual profit view

PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) shares traded higher Wednesday even after the company lowered its full-year profit outlook, signaling that payments volumes could take a hit from surging inflation and the conflict in Ukraine.
Analysis: U.S. trucking downturn foreshadows possible economic gloom

Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers and their customers as chief executive of transportation data company FreightWaves – and he does not like what he is seeing.
Analysis: Yen’s past points to more pain ahead

The yen has tumbled 10% to a two-decade low to the dollar in a matter of weeks. But history suggests that still isn’t cheap, and investors are betting that it’s going to fall even further.