Shipping group Maersk reported fourth-quarter profit in line with expectations on Wednesday and said it expects higher earnings this year.
Macquarie, the world's largest infrastructure investor, has raised 1.6 billion euros (US$1.93 billion) for its second global renewables fund, driven by strong demand from institutional investors in Britain and Germany.
German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Wednesday raised its full-year outlook for sales, cash flow and profits, citing improved demand for automotive components and materials.
A recovery in global trade is expected to slow again in the first quarter of 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic keeps disrupting the travel industry after world trade contracted 9per cent in 2020, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
Shares of companies that have invested in bitcoin have vastly outperformed on Wall Street in 2021 and are extending their gains thanks to Tesla's US$1.5 billion bet on the soaring digital currency.
General Motors Co is expected to report a healthy fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday thanks to strong demand for gas-burning pickup trucks and SUVs, but the company's future electric vehicles are now driving the stock, shareholders and analysts said.
Craig Walker, founder and CEO of cloud communication platform Dialpad, notes that “as a CEO of a startup, you’re always an optimist."
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it has restricted access to some of the accounts that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government had asked it to block, but the accounts were still available outside India.
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp, the world's biggest automaker by vehicle sales, on Wednesday posted a nine-month operating profit of 1.51 trillion yen (US$14.44 billion), down 26 from 2.06 trillion yen a year ago.
Apple Inc has partnered with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to develop ultra-advanced display technology in Taiwan, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday.
