People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak are seen inside a Neta U car by Hozon at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China show, in Beijing, China September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG/SYDNEY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Hozon Auto has appointed China International Capital Corporation (CICC) and Morgan Stanley to work on a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that could reportedly raise up to $1 billion, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.Hozon's...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and loans for auto makers and suppliers to retrofit their plants to produce electric and other advanced vehicles, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday."While we transition to EVs, we want to ensure that workers can transition...
Inflation Reduction Act raised fears of investment shift to U.S.EU decision to relax state aid rules has helped ease fearsEU working on more legislationCritics say EU legislation favours big states, big companiesBRUSSELS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would be a fresh blow to their regional economy grappling with the knock-on effects of war in Ukraine and lingering aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yet while critics argue the European Union has yet to offer a...
Moderna climbs on deal to develop mRNA medicines in ChinaChip stocks slide on China's export curbsU.S. May factory orders miss expectationsFed minutes awaited at 2:00 p.m. ETIndexes down: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.05%, Nasdaq 0.07%July 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes, while weak U.S. and China economic data as well as rising Sino-U.S. tensions dented investor sentiment.May U.S. factory orders rose less than expected, according to a Commerce Department report, fanning fears of a slowdown due to high interest...