BERLIN, April 23 (Reuters) - Tesla will create 1,000 new jobs at its German gigafactory by the end of June in order to increase weekly production by about 20% from the third quarter, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The decision is a direct response to increased demand for the Model Y, and recruitment for the plant in Gruenheide near Berlin...

PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - Recovery hopes for the French luxury giant LVMH LVMH.PA hinge on the outcome of the crisis in the Middle East, CEO and controlling shareholder Bernard Arnault said on Thursday. You will have noticed that the world is now in a very serious crisis in the Middle East, Arnault said at the company's annual shareholder meeting...

05:53 AM EDT, 04/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Apollo Global Management ( APO ) is close to acquiring the auto interiors division of Forvia in a deal that could be valued at about 1.4 billion euros ($1.64 billion), Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Negotiations are in advanced stages, though terms are not finalized and the transaction...

April 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday: ** Italian bank UniCredit holds a stake of 8.72% in Generali, the chairman of the country's biggest insurer said as he listed the holdings of investors at the annual general meeting (AGM). ** Franco-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica said it had acquired Faro,...