San Francisco moves to center of robotaxi universe after California agency vote

(Reuters) – California just supercharged the self-driving car industry. Following a contentious state agency vote, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc’s Waymo and…

Siemens Gamesa has fix for onshore wind turbine problem

(Reuters) – Siemens Energy (ETR:ENR1n) has fixed quality issues at onshore wind turbines it is currently selling to customers, the…

Italy signs preliminary deal with KKR to take up to 20% of TIM’s grid

(Reuters) -The Italian government could end up with a stake of as much as 20% in Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT)’s landline…

Private equity firm CVC bags $4.45 billion so far in sixth Asia-focused fund

(Reuters) – Europe-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has raised over $4.45 billion so far for its new Asia-focused…

China drugmakers axe IPO plans as they face scrutiny in anti-graft drive

(Reuters) – A growing number of healthcare companies in China are shelving their initial public offering (IPO) plans as its…

UBS ends state guarantee granted over Credit Suisse rescue

(Reuters) – UBS won’t need the government guarantee it secured to rescue failing rival Credit Suisse and has repaid billions…

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.24%

Australia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Energy, Resources and IT sectors led shares…

European stocks weaken; U.K. GDP grows slightly more than expected

European stock markets retreated Friday, with better-than-expected U.K. growth data unable to overcome the unease generated by the rise in…

Exclusive-China’s Nanfang to open major copper smelter ahead of expectations

(Reuters) – China’s largest private copper producer Nanfang Nonferrous is due to bring a major new smelter to production by…

Walkme earnings beat by $0.06, revenue topped estimates

Walkme (NASDAQ: WKME) reported second quarter EPS of $0.00, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $-0.06. Revenue for the…