Ant Group Outbids Citadel for Credit Suisses China Unit, Bloomberg

Reuters Fintech giant Ant Group has outbid billionaire Ken Griffin39;s Citadel Securities for Credit Suisse39;s investment bank venture in China, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, adding it was unclear whether the Chinese company39;s offer would succeed. Alibaba Group affiliate Ant Group39;s bid to build a securities business in China using Credit Suisse39;s operations would face a thorough […]
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GM Returns to France with FullyElectric Cadillac Lyriq

PARIS, Feb 26 Reuters U.S. automaker General Motors on Monday unveiled its luxury electric Cadillac Lyriq in France, an expansion of its market in Europe after returning last year and a test of whether onlineonly sales will attract wealthy car buyers. In October GM announced it was launching sales in Switzerland, the first step in an allelectric […]
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SAICs MG Unveils MG3 Hybrid Model for European Market

GENEVA, Feb 26 Reuters MG Motors, a unit of China39;s SAIC on Monday unveiled its hybrid hatchback MG3 model for the European market, taking advantage of slowing growth demand for electric vehicles by offering a loweremission model without the need for charging. A pure hybrid combines a fossilfuel engine that charges a larger battery so the […]
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Funds Short Yen Bets to Test Japans Intervention Resolve

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 25 Reuters Hedge funds are wagering one of their biggest bets against the Japanese yen in years, pushing Japanese authorities39; tolerance of the currency39;s slide towards new 34year depths to the limit. Although Tokyo has cranked up the warnings recently that rapid moves in the exchange rate are undesirable, there are reasons to believe there […]
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