• French energy group Engie acquires US battery storage specialist Broad Reach Power under undisclosed financial terms.
  • Airbus sells 12 A350s to Qantas, which also orders 12 B787s from Boeing.
  • Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and UBS agreed to pay $499 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by investors accusing them of stifling competition in the stock-lending segment.
  • Stellantis is considering a collaboration with Chinese electric vehicle company Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologies, Bloomberg reported. In addition, the automaker signs an agreement with AGI to support the electrification of US dealerships and EV charging.
  • Swiss Prime Site confirmed 2023 targets.
  • Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) is to close almost all its vaccines division.
  • CVS Health said Wednesday it had launched a new company called Cordavis that will work directly with manufacturers to market and co-produce biosimilar drugs for the US market. 
  • Sportswear sector hit by warnings from Dick's Sporting Goods and Foot Locker.
  • Allianz obtains authorization to set up a fund management unit in China.
  • Esmark abandons bid for United States Steel.
  • Volkswagen lifts semiconductor shortage warning.
  • UBS is close to deciding whether or not to keep the Crédit Suisse brand in the Swiss market.
  • AstraZeneca sued for adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccine in London.
  • GAM Holding begins negotiations with a group of investors following the failure of its merger with Liontrust.
  • CVS Health launches a unit to market and co-produce biosimilars.
  • Intertek acquires mobile workforce activation platform PlayerLync.
  • FDA panel rules against use of Medtronic blood pressure device.
  • Sika to redeem early its convertible bonds due 2025.
  • Boeing 737 MAX deliveries disrupted again.
  • Drax chairman to step down at the end of the year, successor appointed.
  • Shell commissions Goldman Sachs to study the sale of its Singapore refinery.
  • Fitch downgrades Country Garden debt to speculative grade.
  • Salcef wins a 35 MEUR contract for the Jubilee project.
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