 | | | | Czech investment group PPF, controlled by the wife of billionaire founder Petr Kellner who died last year, aims to divest its once flagship consumer lending business in China and focus acquisitions on Europe, Chief Executive Jiri Smejc said. | | | | | | U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after several Federal Reserve policymakers made the case for faster interest rate hikes to bring down high inflation. | | | | | | U.S.-German medical device maker Siemens Healthineers plans to keep its ultrasound equipment business and is in fact investing in it, said the company's chief financial officer. | | | | | | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc Chief Executive Mark Tritton has stepped down as part of a management shake-up, which the home goods retailer said on Wednesday was needed to reverse several quarters of weak sales. | | | | | | China will extend tariff exemptions on some imported products from the United States until Feb. 15 next year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. | | | | | | China's JD.Com Inc said on Wednesday it would issue shares worth $220 million to investor Tencent Holdings Inc over a three-year period to access certain services on the latter's WeChat platform. | | | | | | General Mills Inc on Wednesday forecast earnings below estimates for the year, as the Cheerios cereal maker wrestles with higher costs and inflation-hit Americans opt for cheaper brands. | | | | | | If you are having trouble keeping track of all the consumer boycotts swirling around, you are not alone. | | | | | | The EU deal to phase out combustion engine cars in just over 12 years is challenging, but an more daunting obstacle will be making enough batteries to power the electric cars needed as a result, a senior Volkswagen executive said on Wednesday. | | | | | | Just Eat Takeaway , Europe's largest meals delivery company, said on Wednesday it has not changed its stance on its U.S. Grubhub operations. | | | | | |
