Boeing, Exxon, Apple join Western firms spurning Russia over Ukraine

Boeing suspended maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines and U.S. energy firm Exxon Mobil said it would exit Russia, joining a growing list of Western companies spurning Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. tech giant Apple said it had stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia, while Ford Motor joined other … Read more

Mahindra logistics to acquire majority stake in Whizzard

Mahindra Logistics (ML) has announced strategic investment into Zipzap Logistics Pvt Ltd. Key points to note – Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Hyderabad, ZipZap is a tech enabled last-mile delivery logistics company operating under the brand name Whizzard.  Total deal value is Rs 71.7 crore in lieu of which ML will get 60% stake … Read more

Adani makes foray into media business with Quintillion stake

The relationship “marks a strong beginning of Adani Group’s foray into media”, the statement said. India’s Adani Group is taking a minority stake in local digital business news platform Quintillion, the companies said in statement on Tuesday, marking billionaire Gautam Adani’s first bet in the news industry. The relationship between Adani Media Ventures and Quintillion … Read more

Ukraine crisis: Exodus of firms from Russia reversing 30 years’ investment

The invasion of Ukraine is causing a mass exodus of companies from Russia, reversing three decades of investment by Western and other foreign businesses there following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The list of those cutting ties or reviewing their operations is growing by the hour as foreign governments ratchet up sanctions against Russia, … Read more

BitConnect’s indicted founder Satish Kumbhani vanished, SEC says

BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani, charged in the U.S. last week with a $2.4 billion Ponzi scheme, has vanished from his native India, officials told a New York judge. In September, before the criminal charges were filed, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had sued Kumbhani, claiming he fraudulently raised more than $2 billion from investors … Read more