Thyssenkrupp investor Elliott demands appointment of new ‘external’ CEO
Thyssenkrupp should replace Guido Kerkhoff as chief executive with a new external candidate, activist investor Elliott Associates told the company’s supervisory board.
Thyssenkrupp should replace Guido Kerkhoff as chief executive with a new external candidate, activist investor Elliott Associates told the company’s supervisory board.
China said on Thursday comments made by a senior White House official blaming Chinese President Xi Jinping for blocking progress on a deal to avert a trade war were “shocking” and “bogus” accusations.
Airbus said on Thursday it had won a provisional order from an undisclosed customer for 10 A320neo planes worth $1.1 billion at list prices.
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday flip-flopping by the United States on trade is well-recognized and it is clear who is right and who is wrong in an escalating trade row between the two countries.
The European Union will consider introducing tariffs on coal, pharmaceuticals and chemical products from the United States if President Donald Trump imposes restrictions on European cars, Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche magazine reported on Thursday.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, who is recovering from a shoulder operation, may not be present to discuss the company’s second-quarter earnings with analysts on July 25, Italian website Lettera43 said, without attributing the information.
Asian shares on Thursday struggled to hold earlier gains made after upbeat Wall Street earnings, as trade war jitters rattled China’s stock and currency markets, with the yuan hitting fresh one-year lows.
Australian home entertainment installer Paul Boon has relied for years on Amazon.com Inc’s U.S. website for cheap wall racks and other parts to keep his costs down.
SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son slammed on Thursday the Japanese government’s ride-sharing ban and said the country had fallen behind overseas rivals in areas such as artificial intelligence and fintech.
One of General Electric Co’s largest and most valuable customers, Saudi Arabia, is lining up competitors to bid against GE for lucrative power plant work, according to five people familiar with the situation.
Japan’s exports to the United States fell for the first time in 17 months and Japanese business sentiment soured amid worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies.
Asian shares extended early gains on Thursday as upbeat Wall Street earnings buoyed global investor sentiment, although trade war jitters pushed China’s yuan to fresh one-year lows in both the onshore and offshore markets.
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Online shoppers purchased more than 100 million products worldwide during Amazon.com Inc’s annual Prime Day sale this week, despite glitches on its mobile app and websites that prevented several customers from placing orders.
Billionaire James Packer has resigned 22 Australian company directorships in the last few weeks and no longer holds any board seat in his home country, corporate records show, signaling his almost full retreat from public business life.
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