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Exxon To Abandon Its Russian Operations And Assets Estimated At Over $4 Bln

Energy giant Exxon Mobil has decided to desert its Russian oil and gas operations, which the company said was valued at more than $4 billion, over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company also announced suspension of all new investments in the country over the same issue.   Exxon will no...

Analysts Predict That More Western Companies Will Evacuate Russian Market Soon

Analysts predict additional Western firms to depart the Russian market after two of the world's largest oil corporations, BP and Shell, did so on Monday, abandoning multibillion-dollar assets in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.   Shipments have been blocked, relationships have...

Sudden Resignation Of Toshiba CEO Amid Internal Opposition To Reviewed Restructuring Plans

In a sudden turn of events, the CEO of Toshiba Corp, Satoshi Tsunakawa, resigned, the Japanese conglomerate said. This sudden move comes after reports of a revised restructuring plan of the company surfaced that reportedly faced opposition from within the company as well as anger from shareholders...

Logistics Firms UPS And FedEx Suspends Operations In Russia And Ukraine

Two of the largest logistics companies of the world, United Parcel Service Inc which is based in the United States, and FedEx Corp anocuned on Monday that they would be stopping their delivery services to Russia and Ukraine because of the current conditions created by the invasion of Ukraine by...

UK's Retailer John Lewis Abandons 96-Year Old Price Pledge

John Lewis, a British department store chain, has said that it will end its "Never Knowingly Undersold" pricing guarantee, which it has maintained since 1925.   The pledge states that the John Lewis, which is owned by its employees. would match the price on like-for-like branded...

Renault Will Close Some Russian Operations Temporarily Due To Supply Chain Issues

The French auto giant Renault's local divisions in Russia has said that some activities at its automobile assembly factories in the country would be suspended next week owing to logistics constraints that have resulted in component shortages.   The action follows Russia's invasion...

Berkshire Hathaway Reports A Record Yearly Profit And Extends But Lowers Share Repurchases

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, headed by Warren Buffett, reported record profits for the fourth-quarter profit on Saturday, buoyed by increases in several of its businesses and common stock investments such as Apple Inc, and said yearly earnings hit a new high.   Berkshire also demonstrated...

RT And Other Russian Channels Blocked By Google From Generating Income On The Platform

Google, which is controlled by Alphabet Inc., on Saturday prohibited Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and a number of other channels from collecting money for advertisements on its websites, apps, and YouTube videos over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This followed a similar decision taken by...

Growing Hybrid Work Trend Pushes PC Maker Lenovo To Record Profits For Q3

The world's largest producer of personal computers, China's Lenovo Group, reported a 62 per cent surge in its profits for its third quarter which reached an all-time high of $640 million on Wednesday. The record performance of the company was driven by the growing trend...

Record Annual Profit Prompts Barclays To Increase Investor Payouts

Barclays declared a record annual profit for 2021 and returned 2.5 billion pounds to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, as bad loan costs fell and its investment bank maintained its recent excellent performance.   The British lender announced a pretax profit of 8.4 billion...

Trump's Truth Social Is The Most Downloaded App On The Apple App Store, With Many People On The Waiting List

Truth Social, former US President Donald Trump's newly created social media platform, debuted late Sunday in Apple's App Store. This is potentially a signal for the former president returning to social media after he was banned from a number of social media platforms last...

Fight Over Pig Policy In McDonald’s Supply Chain Escalates With Board Nominations

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor, has intensified his campaign against McDonald's over the treatment of pigs in the company's supply chain. Icahn, a Wall Street legend for shaking up firms, wants to appoint two persons to McDonald's' board of directors.   He only owns 200 McDonald's...
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