Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Focus on Business

FILE PHOTO: Tesla's new Model 3 sedan is seen displayed at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTradeTransport

Tesla expects to hike price of China-made cars in EU due to tariffs

Tesla expects to increase the price of its Model 3 because of import duties to be levied by the E.U. on cars made...

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNewsTransport

Reaction to Musk’s post on voting for his $56 billion Tesla pay package

The company's attempt to seek a shareholder re-vote on the record-breaking pay has put the spotlight on CEO compensation in corporate America.

A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The CEOs of Canada's five biggest banks are set to testify before a parliamentary committee later today about the impacts of the financial sector on climate and the environment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
BusinessClimateCourtsEnvironmentFinanceNewsPolitics

Bank CEOs to testify at parliamentary committee on climate impacts of finance

The chief executives of Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group, BMO Financial Group, Scotiabank and CIBC are all scheduled to appear by...

China has spearheaded a targeted industrial strategy to boost its EV sector, pouring vast state funds into domestic firms as well as research and development (AFP)
AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)IndustryPoliticsReportsTradeTransport

Why are Chinese electric cars in EU crosshairs?

The European Union said this week it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric cars from next month...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is encouraging shareholders in electric automaker Tesla to vote in favor of a plan that includes a massive pay package for the company's founder and chief executive (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNewsTransport

Musk says Tesla shareholders voting for his pay package by ‘wide margins’

The firm has campaigned to convince shareholders to approve Musk's giant compensation package - worth as much as $56 billion - ahead of...

FILE PHOTO: Temasek logo is seen in this illustration taken November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BusinessFuelLiquefied Natural GasNews

Temasek to finalise deal with Shell for Pavilion Energy LNG asset sale, sources say

The deal will provide Shell, already the world's top LNG trader, with access to gas markets in Europe and Singapore.

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo/
AnalysisBusinessCourtsElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinancePoliticsReportsTransport

Musk convincing Tesla investors to back his pay. Now he must persuade a judge

Musk on Wednesday evening said that shareholders were voting in favor of both the pay package and a board-sponsored move of Tesla's legal...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows houses submerged in floodwaters following heavy rainfall, at a village in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessClimateClimate FinanceFinanceIn-DepthPolitics

Explainer: The global fight over climate change funding

Nearly 200 countries will try to agree a new global goal for funding to fight climate change at this year's U.N. COP29 climate...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of installed solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessClimateClimate FinanceIn-DepthPolitics

Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit

Countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing world fight climate change - let alone how...

FILE PHOTO: The Honda Motor logo is pictured at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Japan’s Honda to start selling micro-sized electric vans in October

Honda is the latest company set to launch in the small electric van market.

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.