Strong PHEV Product Offering, but Lacking Clear BEV Strategy and Track Record
Unlike competitors, Li Auto adopts a single point pricing strategy for enhanced price transparency. The full-size SUV L9, built on the company’s new-generation plug-in hybrid powertrain platform, ...
Bayer's Near-Term Outlook Dominated by Generic Pressures and Crop Science Uncertainty
Bayer’s consumer health business benefits from a narrow economic moat, largely because of its strong brand power. Consumers continue to pay a premium for Aspirin, Aleve, and other over-the-counter ...
High Electricity Prices and Renewable Energy Developments Drive Contact Energy's Growth
Contact Energy is one of New Zealand's leading producers and suppliers of electricity. It operates in an environment dominated by four electricity producers, resulting in disciplined competition and ...
'In their last days, our parents changed their will': They left me $250,000, but gave my sister $1 million. What should I do?
By Quentin Fottrell 'How many people maintain a relationship with their siblings after their parents died?' Dear Quentin, A show of hands please: How many readers of this column m ...
'This woman destroyed my heart and soul': After my wife died, her mother turned on me - and presented me with a secret will
The will was dated on the first day my wife came home from a seven-day stay at the hospital; she didn't even know her own name for five of them, as they diagnosed her with two massive tumors in her ...
I'm carpooling with a friend for a conference. His expenses are covered. Should I offer to pay him for gas?
Furthermore, it would be unethical of your friend to charge you for half the gas, if he was being reimbursed by his employer. That's what's known as "double dipping" - and it's not OK. It's up there ...
Stock futures fall as Bessent dismisses market worries: 'Corrections are healthy'
U.S. stock futures declined Sunday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he's not worried about a market downturn, despite a miserable stretch for Wall Street.
New Zealand's Recovery Looks Messy As Services Sector Stalls
SYDNEY--In a sign that New Zealand's nascent economic recovery won't be smooth, activity in the country's services sector contracted in February. The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index for ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Focus on Fed Rate Decision; BOJ and BOE Also Meet
In a week light of data in the eurozone, Germany's Ifo economic sentiment index on Monday and ZEW business sentiment index on Tuesday will be the first sentiment surveys that could reveal the impact ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Focus on Fed Rate -2-
After a surprise rate hike early last year, the CBC has held policy settings unchanged. Barclays economists think policymakers could make a hawkish turn due to upcoming electricity price hikes in ...
As consumers fret, executives have been talking a little less about inflation - and more about this
But on calls with Wall Street analysts during this fourth-quarter earnings season, executives have been talking about inflation a little less - and more about artificial intelligence.
Apple now faces a problem far bigger than tariffs or weak iPhone sales
After Apple Inc. recently delayed advanced Siri features, analysts mused that the new timeline could have some impact on iPhone sales. After all, customers may hold out on upgrades until the new ...