(Reuters) - Australian financial conglomerate Macquarie Group ( MCQEF ) said on Monday its banking and financial services unit will stop new car loans through direct, broker and novated lease channels in a bid to prioritise growth of home loan and deposit offerings. This decision will enable us to further prioritise the growth of our home loan and deposit offerings,...

April 21 (Reuters) - Business software maker Salesforce ( CRM ) has backed away from its talks to acquire data-management software firm Informatica ( INFA ) after the two companies could not agree on terms, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The talks between the two companies were at an advanced stage earlier in April, Reuters...

By Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) - Air New Zealand ( ANZFF ) trimmed its annual earnings estimates on Monday, citing economic headwinds and a cost-of-living crisis leading to softer revenue in domestic and North American markets, sending the carrier's shares to a near two-year low. Shares of Air NZ slipped as much 3.5% to NZ$0.550, hitting their lowest level since July...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Monday its electric pickup truck will be called BYD Shark and will feature a plug-in hybrid system called Dual Mode Off-Road (DMO), which it developed for improving off-road driving experiences. BYD made the statement on its Weibo account but did not disclose the price for the truck. The announcement comes...