ECB to follow Fed hike, Meta surges

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With markets still betting Wednesday’s interest…

Netflix reworks Microsoft pact, lowers ad prices – WSJ

(Reuters) -Netflix is restructuring its advertising partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) for its lower-priced ad-supported subscription plan and is also cutting…

Samsung to extend production cuts after $7 billion chip loss in H1

(Reuters) -Samsung Electronics on Thursday said the worst is over for the global memory chip market but announced plans to…

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.82%

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Steel and Pharmaceutical Industry…

Renault posts record H1 operating margin helped by higher priced new cars

(Reuters) – French car maker Renault (EPA:RENA) on Thursday posted an operating margin of 7.6% for the first half year,…

VW cuts 2023 deliveries outlook, aims to boost cash flow

(Reuters) -Volkswagen said on Thursday it will aim to improve its cash flow in the second half as the German…

US lawmakers struggle to find deal on self-driving cars

(Reuters) – Congress still faces serious hurdles to winning approval for long-stalled legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars.…

Shell, TotalEnergies profits slump as oil, gas prices cool after bumper 2022

(Reuters) – Shell (LON:SHEL) and TotalEnergies (EPA:TTEF) reported sharp falls in second-quarter profit from bumper 2022 earnings as oil and…

AI lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend money to make money

(Reuters) – Artificial intelligence is expected to pay off big for tech giants including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) someday.…

XPeng and Volkswagen enter $700M strategic EV partnership and share agreement

Chinese electric vehicle maker, XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) announced alongside Volkswagen (ETR:VOWG_p) that the two automakers have entered into a strategic technical…