Talks

Paramount in exclusive merger talks with Skydance: reports
Paramount in exclusive merger talks with Skydance: reports
PARAMOUNT Global has entered exclusive talks with Skydance on a potential merger instead of a proposed US$26 billion takeover offer from Apollo, US media reported on Wednesday (Apr 3)...
Retailer Express holds talks for bankruptcy financing
Retailer Express holds talks for bankruptcy financing
RETAILER Express is asking its lenders for funds to help finance a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, according to sources with knowledge of the plans. Express, which sells mid-priced...
France’s Atos opens debt restructuring talks after posting record losses
France’s Atos opens debt restructuring talks after posting record losses
ATOS, the crisis-hit French IT consulting firm whose shares plummeted over the last two years, said it was aiming to restructure its heavy pile of debt by July, paving...
CATL in talks with Tesla, global automakers for US licensing: report
CATL in talks with Tesla, global automakers for US licensing: report
CHINESE electric-vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL is in talks with Tesla and other unnamed automakers to license its battery technology in the United States instead of building its own...
Oil prices slip on Gaza ceasefire talks
Oil prices slip on Gaza ceasefire talks
OIL prices slipped on Friday (Mar 22) and were flat on the week as the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza weakened crude benchmarks, while the war in Europe...
Apple in talks to let Google’s Gemini power iPhone AI features: sources
Apple in talks to let Google’s Gemini power iPhone AI features: sources
APPLE is in talks to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) engine into the iPhone, Bloomberg News reported on Monday (Mar 18), citing people familiar with the situation. Apple...
Saudi Arabia in talks to add top Wall Street banks to Aramco share sale
Saudi Arabia in talks to add top Wall Street banks to Aramco share sale
SAUDI Arabia is in talks to add top Wall Street banks for a secondary share sale in oil giant Aramco, as it pushes ahead with one of the largest...
Google’s AI chatbot Gemini no longer talks about elections out of an ‘abundance of caution’
Google is restricting its AI chatbot from answering election-related questions in countries where voting is taking place this year, as the company tries to avoid spreading disinformation.Now, when you...
Data centre firm GDS confirms investor talks on potential deals outside China
Data centre firm GDS confirms investor talks on potential deals outside China
CHINESE data centre developer and operator GDS Holdings said it had been in discussions with several private equity investors on investing in its operations outside the country. The Hong...
Australia and Vietnam upgrade relations, to begin talks on critical minerals
Australia and Vietnam upgrade relations, to begin talks on critical minerals
AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (Mar 7) that the country was raising ties with Vietnam to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, with an annual...