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WeWork targets Chapter 11 exit by May 31, secures $8 billion in rent reduction

(Reuters) – WeWork said on Tuesday it aimed to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. and Canada by May 31 and had negotiated more than $8 billion, or over 40%, reduction in rent commitments from landlords. The shared office space provider, once privately valued at $47 billion, filed for bankruptcy in November as …

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Tesla quarterly deliveries decline for the first time in nearly four years

By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Tesla on Tuesday posted a decline in quarterly deliveries for the first time in nearly four years and missed Wall Street estimates, a performance some described as “ugly” as price cuts failed to stir demand in a highly competitive market. Shares of the Elon Musk-led company were down …

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Indexes end lower as Tesla drops, rate cut timing weighed

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed chances that the Federal Reserve could delay cutting interest rates, while Tesla shares dropped after the electric car maker posted fewer quarterly deliveries for the first time in nearly four years. Tesla’s stock dropped 4.9%, one of the biggest drags on …

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Tokyo inflation slowdown, output slide clouds BOJ’s rate hike outlook

By Leika Kihara and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan’s capital slowed in March and factory output unexpectedly slid in the previous month, heightening uncertainty on how soon the Bank of Japan can raise interest rates again after exiting its radical monetary stimulus. The slew of weak signs in the economy could prompt …

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Brazil’s Pix payments are killing cash. Are credit cards next?

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – In just three years, Brazil’s hugely popular Pix payment system has become the country’s favorite way to pay, replacing cash and wire transfers in many cases and now threatening the dominance of credit cards in the booming e-commerce sector. The instant payments designed by Brazil’s central bank are a …

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UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS on Tuesday announced it was launching a new share buyback programme of up to $2 billion, with up to half being completed in 2024. The scheme will begin on Wednesday, April 3, the Swiss bank said. The scheme follows the 2022 buyback, where UBS bought back 298.5 million of its shares – …

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China lifts tariffs on Australian wine, ends three-year freeze in trade

By Ryan Woo, Albee Zhang and Casey Hall BEIJING (Reuters) – China will lift anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian wine from March 29, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, ending three years of punitive levies and offering long-awaited relief to Australian wine producers. The tariffs, of up to 218.4%, were first imposed in …

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T.Rowe Price backs Disney directors in boardroom challenge with hedge funds

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mutual fund firm T. Rowe Price, which owned roughly 9.3 million shares in Walt Disney, said it has voted for the entertainment giant’s directors, dealing a blow to activist hedge funds Trian Fund Management and Blackwells Capital as they seek board seats. T.Rowe Price told Reuters on Monday it voted for …

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