DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co plans “dramatic reductions” in the complexity of its product lineup starting in the 2024 model year, Jim Baumbick, the automaker’s product development chief, said Wednesday at a conference hosted by Bank of America. At the same time, Ford plans to develop more variations of certain model lines, such as …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italian tyre maker Pirelli said on Wednesday it had postponed its shareholder meeting until June 29 due to government scrutiny of governance agreements involving China’s investor Sinochem. Sinochem is Pirelli’s largest shareholder with a 37% stake. Earlier this year Pirelli said Sinochem had notified Italy’s government of plans to renew and update …
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Por David Latona MADRID, 5 abr (Reuters) – Una actriz de televisión española de 68 años ha dicho que su hija recién adoptada fue concebida utilizando el esperma congelado de su hijo fallecido y que en realidad es su nieta, con lo que se reaviva un debate sobre la bioética de la maternidad subrogada y …
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Por Ricardo Brito y Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, 5 abr (Reuters) – Un juez del Tribunal Supremo respaldó una medida gubernamental para acabar con la minería ilegal de oro en Brasil, suspendiendo una práctica legal por la que los compradores aceptaban el origen del metal precioso con recibos en papel basados en la “buena fe” del …
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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s 43 billion euro ($47 billion) plan to boost its semiconductor industry and catch up with the United States and Asia is likely to get the green light from EU countries and lawmakers on April 18, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The …
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By Lisa Baertlein and Kannaki Deka LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -FedEx Corp said on Wednesday it will consolidate its separate delivery companies into a single entity, in a move to slash costs and better compete with United Parcel Service and Amazon. The decision to integrate FedEx Ground, its outsourced package delivery arm, with the FedEx Express …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government and a group of Indigenous people have reached a revised C$23.34 billion ($17.35 billion) agreement to compensate First Nations children and families for the decades of harm caused by a discriminatory welfare system. The terms of the deal, announced by the Canadian government in a statement on Wednesday, were …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s Northam Platinum has terminated its offer to buy Royal Bafokeng Platinum, citing low prices of platinum group metals (PGM) as it ended a year-long takeover battle with bigger rival Impala Platinum. Northam had outbid Impala’s initial offer to acquire RBPlat, but on Wednesday said that PGM prices had fallen to levels …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has secured $800 million from the World Bank to scale up its national social program ahead of the removal of its costly but popular subsidies on petrol in June, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. Africa’s biggest economy set aside 3.36 trillion naira ($7.3 billion) this year to …
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BUENOS AIRES, 5 abr (Reuters) – Los bonos de Argentina caían fuerte el miércoles luego que el país sudamericano perdiera una demanda en el Tribunal Superior de Londres sobre los pagos que cuatro fondos de cobertura (hedge funds) dijeron que se debían por valores denominados en euros vinculados al dudoso nivel del Producto Interno Bruto …
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