Ford to scale back China investments

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise as much as $100bn from Gulf investors to further his massive bet on AI, the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv expressed misogynistic views online, and Donald Trump has said Washington will not strike Iran ...  Show more

Oil executives expressed their appetite for investing in the Middle East despite the war, the conflict has blown a near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances, and big investors are “bottom fishing” among beaten-down assets, including Italian bonds and corporate debt. Plus, Chin ...  Show more

Bloomberg News Auto Reporter Keith Naughton discusses Ford announcing it will reduce the number of workers making its F-150 Lightning truck as demand for electric vehicles continues to weaken. Maureen O’Brien, Senior VP of Corporate Governance at Segal Marco, explains the emergin ...  Show more

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