Highlights: March 28, 2022 - April 1, 2022
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Saint-Gobain to hire more than 2000 work-study students in 2022
Saint-Gobain has announced the company's plan to hire 1,500 work-study positions in France at the start of the September 2022 school year as part of its long-time commitment to youth employment and training....Telecom Egypt cooperates with EIB to secure 150 million euros
Telecom Egypt signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to secure a medium-term loan of 150 euros million to expand Telecom Egypt's 4G broadband network....Huawei net profits increased 75.9%
Huawei released its 2021 Annual Report, revealing that the company had maintained solid operations throughout the past year....JetBlue announces 5,000 new jobs coming to New York City
JetBlue, New York's hometown airline, announced that the company will be adding 5,000 jobs in New York City in 2022....HP Inc. to buy Poly for $3.3 billion
HP Inc. has agreed to acquire Poly , the conferencing hardware and headset company, for $40 a share, or $3.3 billion including debt....Olam Group to sell stake in agri unit to SALIC for $1.24 billion
Olam Group is selling just over a third of one of its business units to Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) for $1.24 billion....World Bank grants Morocco $180 million loan to support agriculture
The World Bank Board of Executive directors approved a $180 million IPF (Investment Project Financing) loan to support resilient and sustainable agriculture in Morocco....Permobil to expand manufacturing operations at North American headquarters in Wilson County, Tennessee
Permobil officials announced the company expects to invest $15.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations at the company's North American headquarters in Middle Tennessee....Consortium to buy Nielsen for $16 billion
Nielsen Holdings agreed to sell itself to a group of private-equity firms in a deal that values the company at $16 billion including debt....UnitedHealth Group to buy LHC group for over $5 billion
UnitedHealth Group has agreed to buy LHC Group....Lululemon Athletica Q4 profit $434.5 million
Lululemon's fourth quarter profit rose to $434.5 million or $3.36 per share from $329.8 million or $2.52 per share last year....Cal-Maine Foods Q3 sales increased 33.0 percent
Cal-Maine Foods reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 ended February 26, 2022....Canada to spend $9.1 billion to be more green
Canada has unveiled its new road map to slash greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, charting $9.1 billion in new spending on climate initiatives and a vision to reverse and drive down rising carbon pollution from Canada's oil and gas sector....TAV-Fraport makes 1.8 bln euros upfront payment for Antalya Airport
The joint venture of Fraport AG and TAV Airports paid Turkey's state airports authority (DHMI) the required upfront fee for the new concession to operate Antalya Airport over a 25-year period....Germany to invest 4 bln euros in biodiversity, climate protection
Germany is set to invest four billion euros (4.4 billion U.S. dollars) in a program to strengthen biodiversity and tackle the climate crisis, the government said....Exclusive Networks sales increased 29.5%
Exclusive Networks announced its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2021, which release has been approved by the Board of Directors on 29 March 2022....Royal Bank of Canada buys Brewin Dolphin for GBP1.6 billion
Royal Bank of Canada said it has agreed to buy London-listed investment advice company Brewin Dolphin Holdings for GBP1.6 billion....Bayer to invest 2 billion euros in drug production
Bayer said it would invest around 2 billion euros ($2.23 billion) at pharmaceutical manufacturing sites over the next three years, mainly to bolster production of biotechnology drugs as well as cell and gene therapies....Cepsa will spend 7-8 billion euros on low-carbon energy sources
Spanish oil and gas group Cepsa will spend 7-8 billion euros on shifting its business to low-carbon energy sources by 2030, including the production of green hydrogen....VinFast Automotive selects North Carolina for electric vehicle assembly plant, to create 7,500 jobs
VinFast, the Vietnamese auto manufacturer building a new line of electric vehicles, has selected North Carolina for its first North American automotive assembly and battery manufacturing plant, creating 7,500 jobs....Broncus Medical revenue increased 234.2%
Broncus Medical, the leader in precision interventional treatment for lung diseases in China, announced its annual results announcement for the year ended December 31, 2021....Axis Bank acquires Citi India's retail assets for $1.6 billion
Private lender Axis Bank has acquired Citi India’s retail assets, valuing the business at nearly $2 billion....Syngenta Q3 sales up 27 percent
Syngenta Group announced strong sales growth for the third quarter and the first nine months ending on September 30, 2021....Strike looms at Royal Mail as company seeks to sack 1,000 workers
Royal Mail could soon be hit by UK-wide strikes over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in what Unite the union says is yet another case of 'fire and rehire'.... â–