Fiat Chrysler and PSA confirm talks over potential tie-up
Italian-American Fiat Chrysler and Frances's Peugeot owner PSA are in talks over a potential tie-up aimed at creating one of the world's leading auto makers.
Italian-American Fiat Chrysler and Frances's Peugeot owner PSA are in talks over a potential tie-up aimed at creating one of the world's leading auto makers.
French carmaker PSA confirmed on Wednesday that talks were underway with Italian peer Fiat to create a new world leader in the automotive industry.
The initial public offering for state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco will come soon, and will be a decision taken by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's energy minister said on Wednesday.
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Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA are in talks over a potential tie-up that could create a $50 billion giant better placed to tackle a host of costly technological and regulatory challenges facing the global auto industry.
The Italian government is following talks between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA over a possible tie-up, Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli said on Wednesday.
Germany's Bayer is now facing 42,700 U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer, more than twice the tally in July, raising the stakes in the group's efforts to reach a settlement.
A possible tie-up between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA must be a "merger of equals" that leads to no job losses in Italy, Italian trade union UILM leader Rocco Palombella said on Wednesday.
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