Carrefour, Google sign online shopping tie-up in France
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s largest food retailer Carrefour is partnering with Alphabet ‘s Google to make groceries available on the U.S. search engine’s dedicated shopping site or through voice-assisted devices, the companies said on Monday.
With assembly team and samosas, IKEA lays ground for India debut
MUMBAI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – IKEA is set to open its first store in India next month, and the world’s biggest furniture retailer is localizing its offering – from the food menu to its “do-it-yourself” (DIY) assembly model – to ensure success in the cou…
With assembly team and samosas, IKEA lays ground for India debut
MUMBAI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – IKEA is set to open its first store in India next month, and the world’s biggest furniture retailer is localizing its offering – from the food menu to its “do-it-yourself” (DIY) assembly model – to ensure success in the cou…
Wall Street edges higher ahead of Trump-Kim meet
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday, helped by gains in Facebook and a handful of healthcare stocks ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Tesla’s Autopilot to get ‘full self-driving feature’ in August
(Reuters) – Shares of Tesla Inc rose as much as 5 percent on Monday after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that its Autopilot driver assistance system will get full self-driving features following a software upgrade in August.
USG takes $7 billion offer from Knauf after spurned advances
(Reuters) – Sheetrock maker USG Corp accepted a $7 billion cash offer from German construction products maker Gebr Knauf KG on Monday after three months of back-and-forth negotiations that began when longtime USG shareholder Warren Buffett teamed up w…
S&P edges higher on gains in bank shares
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 edged higher on Monday, helped by gains in bank shares and utility Sempra Energy, as investors looked past a chaotic G7 meeting over the weekend and focused on a historic U.S.-North Korea summit.
KKR to take Envision private for $5.57 billion in healthcare push
(Reuters) – KKR & Co said on Monday it will buy Envision Healthcare Corp , one of biggest U.S. providers of physicians to hospitals, in a deal valued at $5.57 billion as it builds up its healthcare portfolio.
Takeda shareholder group aims to block $62 billion Shire deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – A group of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd shareholders is trying to build support to block the $62 billion acquisition of London-listed Shire Plc at an extraordinary general meeting, a leading member of the group told Reuters on Monda…
Stocks, euro climb as calm in Italy overshadows chaotic G7
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks climbed on Monday, shrugging off the weekend’s fractious G7 summit as investors looked forward to a week packed with diplomatic, policy and political events while reassuring comments from Italy pushed the euro up.
