SHANGHAI, July 23 (Reuters) - Chinese electric truck startup Windrose is aiming to raise $200 million in its final round of funding in equity investments and debt before it seeks an initial public offering in the United States, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The fundraising target, which would help Windrose build overseas assembly plants to serve...

07:21 AM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- A.O. Smith (AOS) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $1.06 per share, up from $1.01 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.06. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $1.02 billion, compared with $960.8 million a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $998.9 million. The company...

July 23 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola raised its annual organic sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, signaling consumers are willing to spend more for the beverage giant's higher-priced sodas, energy drinks and juices mainly in international markets. The company's shares rose nearly 1% in premarket trading as the company also posted a surprise increase in quarterly revenue. Coca-Cola has been foraying...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) and representatives of its biggest workers' union in South Korea, which has been on a strike, met on Tuesday but the talks ended without results, the union said. Since earlier this month, the union has been on an indefinite strike over pay and benefits. The gap between the two sides is too...