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Nordstrom Family Bids Again to Take Retailer Private

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nordstrom Family Bids Again to Take Retailer Private
The $3.8 billion offer is the family’s latest attempt to take control of the struggling department-store chain.

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Volvo Backtracks on All-Electric Lineup as EV Market Challenges Pile Up

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Volvo Backtracks on All-Electric Lineup as EV Market Challenges Pile Up
Volvo Car abandoned its target of having a fully electric lineup by the end of the decade, saying it was still likely to sell some hybrid models as the market faces an increasingly bumpy transition to electric vehicles.

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Lyft to Lay Off Employees to Cut Down Bikes, Scooters Division

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Lyft to Lay Off Employees to Cut Down Bikes, Scooters Division
Lyft said it is further reducing its workforce in a new wave of layoffs as it eliminates dockless bikes and scooters from the business.

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Asian Buyout Firm to Sell Malaysia Hospital to IHH Healthcare

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Asian Buyout Firm to Sell Malaysia Hospital to IHH Healthcare
IHH Healthcare has agreed to buy a Malaysian hospital business from Affinity Equity Partners, the latest in a series of healthcare deals in the Southeast Asian region.

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For Volkswagen, the Bumpy Road to Electric Vehicles Starts to Hit Home

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on For Volkswagen, the Bumpy Road to Electric Vehicles Starts to Hit Home
The auto giant is considering cuts it has long avoided in Germany as it contends with tepid interest in a high-cost technology.

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Ford, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ford, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index
Human Rights Campaign used a ranking of companies to advance same-sex benefits. Now an activist is using the index to pressure CEOs.

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Jeep Cuts Output of Wranglers and Grand Cherokees

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Jeep Cuts Output of Wranglers and Grand Cherokees
Production pause comes amid dealer gripes over high vehicle inventories.

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Biden Prepares to Block $14 Billion Steel Deal

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Biden Prepares to Block $14 Billion Steel Deal
U.S. Steel warns of plant closings if its sale to Nippon Steel collapses.

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Fortive to Spin Off Precision Technologies Unit, Details C-Suite Changes

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Fortive to Spin Off Precision Technologies Unit, Details C-Suite Changes
Upon the spin-off’s completion, James Lico will retire as chief executive.

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Topgolf Callaway Brands Intends to Split Into Two Companies

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Topgolf Callaway Brands Intends to Split Into Two Companies
The board of Topgolf Callaway Brands is splitting the company into two businesses, unwinding the combination of the golf-club maker and driving-range operator after less than four years

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