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Lufthansa unit Swiss could announce more job cuts – CEO By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa (DE:LHAG)'s unit Swiss could announce additional job cuts in the second quarter as the pandemic crimps air travel, its chief executive told Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick. Last October, Swiss announced 1,000 job cuts through attrition over two years. The company has about 9,000 staff "From the 1,000 announced positions, we completed 500 of the job cuts through...

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Large block trades involved more than $10 billion of stocks sold by Goldman: media By Reuters

(Reuters) - Large block trades on Friday causing a wave of selling in a clutch of companies were driven by sales of more than $10 billion executed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), media reported on Saturday. Shares in ViacomCBS and Discovery tumbled around 27% each on Friday, while U.S.-listed shares of China based Baidu and Tencent (HK:0700) Music...

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ECB must remain euro zone’s stabiliser – chief economist Lane By Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must remain a key stabilizer of the euro zone economy as the bloc is at risk of suffering longer-term damage from its pandemic-induced double-dip recession, ECB chief economist Philip Lane said on Saturday. A sustained period of low activity reduces labour productivity, weakens corporate balance sheets and saps confidence, leading to a potential downward...

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Honda agrees to sell British car plant to logistics giant Panattoni By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda has agreed to sell its only British car plant at Swindon in southern England to logistics giant Panattoni, a company spokesman said on Saturday, as the new owner reportedly plans to make a large investment at the sprawling site. The Japanese automaker, which builds about a tenth of the 1.5 million car output in Britain, made the decision...

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Volkswagen Mexico plans production cutbacks in March, April By Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) said on Friday it plans to adjust some production over the Easter holiday period at its Mexican facilities. There will be three days of inactivity on March 29, 30 and April 5 on production of Volkswagen's Tiguan model. March 29 and 30 will also be inactive days for assembly of the Taos model, the...

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Chevron eyes deal for Shell oil refinery in Pacific Northwest – sources By Reuters

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) has emerged as a leading contender to buy a Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa) Plc refinery in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Shell has been trying to sell its 145,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Puget Sound refinery in Anacortes, Washington, for at least a year. Reuters...

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Police make arrests at violent protest in Bristol, England By Reuters

(Reuters) - Police made arrests late on Friday in the city of Bristol in southwest England after protests turned violent with people throwing projectiles at them, the police said. "Projectiles, including eggs and glass bottles, are being thrown at officers. Protestors are also pulling at officers’ shields while lasers are being shone in their faces," the local Avon and Somerset Police said...

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