 | | | | Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Tuesday it has delivered 14 jets in the first quarter of 2022, including six commercial and eight executive planes, and that its firm order backlog hit $17.3 billion on March 31. | | | | | | Deliveroo was fined the maximum penalty of 375,000 euros ($404,625) for abusing the freelance status of its riders, a Paris court ruled on Tuesday, in a blow to the British takeaway delivery platform. ($1 = 0.9268 euros) | | | | | | U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp reported a 5.7% fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday, hurt by supply chain snags triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. | | | | | | U.S. stock index futures dipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields hit new highs on expectations of aggressive interest rate hikes, while investors awaited more earnings reports to assess the impact of soaring inflation and the Ukraine war. | | | | | | Mercedes-Benz unveiled its EQS sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Tuesday, a 660 km (410-mile) range car that will be made in America and go on sale by autumn. | | | | | | Asset manager Blackstone Inc has agreed to buy student-housing owner American Campus Communities Inc for about $12.8 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. (https://on.wsj.com/3EsXV8P) | | | | | | Uber Technologies has scrapped mandatory face masks for its riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing company said on Tuesday, adding that riders have the option to cancel their trip if they feel uncomfortable with its move. | | | | | | Tesla investors on Wednesday will be keeping an eye on whether the electric car company maintains its ambitious 2022 delivery target as the biggest factory, Shanghai, grapples with a COVID-19 shutdown and new plants slowly ramp up output. | | | | | | Property and casualty insurer Travelers Companies Inc reported a 48% jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates on Tuesday, as lower catastrophe-related claims cushioned a hit from investment losses. | | | | | | Oilfield services firm Halliburton Co posted an 85% rise in first-quarter adjusted profit on Tuesday as a rally in crude prices boosted demand for its services and equipment. | | | | | |
