Morgan Stanley Loses $3 Million Deferred-Comp Case to Advisors
The advisors claimed Morgan Stanley had improperly withheld deferred compensation when they left the company to work elsewhere.
The advisors claimed Morgan Stanley had improperly withheld deferred compensation when they left the company to work elsewhere.
U.S. and European politicians have raised alarms that their domestic auto industries could be destroyed by a wave of cheap Chinese electric vehicles. The goal: to rake in hefty profit margins the automaker can’t get in China amid fierce competition. In some foreign showrooms, BYD charges more than double — sometimes nearly triple — the price it gets for three key models in China, according to a Reuters review of the automaker’s pricing in five of its biggest export markets.
Beijing city authorities have announced subsidies for firms that purchase domestically produced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as China seeks to develop its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on foreign technology. The sizes of subsidies were not specified in a document outlining the initiative by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology dated April 24. "Companies that purchase domestically controlled GPU chips for intelligent computing services will receive support based on a certain percentage of their investment," the document showed, referring to chips known as graphics processing units (GPUs).
China's largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of mind, and isn't looking back. The last thing China needs is more electric cars crowding a market, driving down prices at the expense of profit. Exporting that overcapacity, however, has brought EV makers to authorities' attention.
It's taken Huawei just four years to become a force in smart car technology, navigating the devastation of trade sanctions on its smartphones business while simultaneously developing a driver assistance system that is the darling of the Beijing auto show. Huawei Technologies has two huge booths at this week's event, and there are at least seven Chinese automakers touting its Qiankun installed in their cars as the most sophisticated advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) to date. Even Germany's Volkswagen will equip its China-made, China-bound Audi Q6L e-tron with Qiankun upon the car's 2025 launch, in Huawei's first deal with a foreign automaker, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
India is in talks with several countries seeking partnerships for technical help on lithium processing, said four sources familiar with the matter, to bolster its nascent lithium mining and electric vehicle industries and avoid relying on China. India's Ministry of Mines began discussions with Australia and the United States last year, said the four sources, two from India's government and two industry participants.
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International Data Corp. said Lunar New Year stimulated shopping sentiment, and in high-end devices Android phones are winning over customers.
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EV sales have plateaued across the world but the newfound glut of vehicles may just be temporary
STORY: China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday (April 25).And the biggest names showed off their latest electric vehicles...Underlining that in the world’s largest auto market, all-electric cars are the future and there's no looking back.Automakers are set to unveil 117 new models, up from 93 at last year's show in Shanghai.And overall 278 new energy vehicles will go on display, which is seven more than last year.The show comes after sales of such cars hit a milestone in early April. Data showed they accounted for over half of cars sold in China.Shipments have been getting a boost from a year-long price war that has sapped profit margins…As automakers strive to keep up by announcing newer, cheaper models and promotions.Crowds flooded the booths of Chinese manufacturers such as BYD and industry newcomer, phone maker Xiaomi.Its CEO said locked-in orders for the sporty SU7 sedan - its first car - had hit over 75,700, and that buyers included owners of cars from brands like BMW and Audi.Foreign automakers have been scrambling to reset their China strategies and catch up with the electric shift.At the show, they touted plans to invest more in local production and research, with Japan's Nissan and Mazda unveiling cars tailored for Chinese drivers.
Mining and trading house Glencore will invest in Nigeria's mining sector if the government ensures a stable business climate, the company's CEO said on Thursday during a visit to Nigeria's minister in charge of solid minerals. The visit comes as Nigeria is seeking to woo foreign investors to its undeveloped mining sector. "We are looking at opportunities to invest in the mining sector with emphasis on nickel, cobalt, zinc amongst others," Glencore group CEO Gary Nagle said.
Honda plans to invest $11 billion, with the help of joint venture partners, to build out its electric vehicle efforts in Canada as it prepares for future demand in North America for the automobiles. Honda expects to add at least 1,000 more workers for the two new facilities. There's also plans for a cathode active material and precursor processing plant through a joint venture partnership with POSCO Future M Co. and a separator plant through a joint venture partnership with Asahi Kasei Corp.
Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a $70 billion stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16% after the bell. The Google parent is returning capital while spending billions of dollars on data centers to catch up with rivals on generative artificial intelligence. The dividend will be 20 cents per share.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Porsche on Friday reported a 30% drop in first-quarter operating profit, citing higher investments in what the German luxury carmaker has called its biggest year of product launches in history. Operating profit in the first three months of 2024 came in at 1.28 billion euros ($1.37 billion), in line with an LSEG estimate, while sales for the period stood at 9.01 billion, beating the 8.77 billion forecast. "In a challenging environment, we are staying on course and resolutely pursuing our strategy," Porsche AG CEO Oliver Blume, who also heads Porsche's parent Volkswagen, said in a statement.
British car production fell by more than a quarter last month as some production lines were retooled to make electric vehicles (EVs).
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Chinese car giants locked in a cut-throat price war descended on the capital for the start of the Auto China show Thursday, vying to draw consumers and headlines in the world's biggest electric vehicle market and abroad.Beijing's Auto China show, which lasts until May 4, sees dozens of firms square off in a bid to draw customers at one of the country's biggest car shows.