• Renault is bowing to pressure and stopping the activity of its Russian factory and studying the future of its majority stake in Avtovaz. The manufacturer has reduced its 2022 forecasts.
  • Nvidia is considering using Intel as a foundry for its chips.
  • Nestlé will finally stop selling most of its brands in Russia.
  • VAT Group to replace Vifor at SLI, Bachem joins SMIM.
  • Toshiba shareholders reject split plan and call for takeover bids.
  • Daimler Truck expects supply problems in the first quarter of 2010.
  • Credit Suisse to lose $500m, provisioned, in Bermuda litigation.
  • A $1.1 billion block of Samsung Electronics shares is being sold, according to Reuters.
  • Zur Rose widens its net loss in 2021.
  • FDA approves Novartis' Pluvicto.
  • The Paris Court of Appeals is set to review again on Thursday the validity of an indictment for "complicity in crimes against humanity" against French cement company Lafarge (Holcim) in Syria.
  • Uber shares jumped more than 6% in pre-market trading after signing an agreement to integrate all New York City cabs into its VTC service booking app. 
  • The Boeing Company - The team of investigators dispatched to the crash site of China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, which crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday, is still searching for the second black box of the Boeing 737-800.
  • Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced Wednesday that it would allow Spotify to use its own payment system in its online app store as part of a test program while the internet giant is under investigation for anti-competitive practices. 
  • Qualcomm - Swedish automotive technology group Veoneer announced Thursday that its $4.5 billion buyout by Qualcomm and investment group SSW Partners would close on April 1. Qualcomm shares advanced 1.4% in pre-market trading and Veoneer gained 2.1%.
  • Moderna - The U.S. drugmaker on Thursday raised its full-year sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine from $19 billion to about $21 billion.
  • Eli Lilly - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected an application for approval of a lung cancer treatment from Eli Lilly and its partner Innovent Biologics, the U.S. drugmaker said Thursday.
  • American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines - Executives from the three airlines and other transportation groups urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday to end mask wearing, COVID-19 testing and other health measures on domestic and international flights.
  • Nikola announced Wednesday that it would start production of its electric truck on March 21 with the goal of delivering 300 to 500 this year. The group's stock jumped about 9% in pre-market trading.
  • KKR - The U.S. investment fund is sticking to its request for access to Telecom Italia's books before formally making a proposal to buy the group, a source close to the matter said.

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