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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has been reported to police in Sweden accused of performing electrical installation work without the necessary registration, the Swedish Electricians’ Union said on Wednesday. There are already tense relations between Tesla and unions in Sweden, where the company has faced prolonged industrial action and its mechanics have been on strike since Oct. 27. Tesla was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Reuters. “There is evidence … Read more…

By Pranav Kashyap and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Citron Research no longer has a short position in retail traders’ favorite GameStop, the short seller said on X.com on Wednesday, days after taking a bearish position in the company. “It’s not because we believe in a turnaround for the company fundamentals will ever happen, but with $4 billion in the bank, they have enough runway to appease their cult like shareholders,” Citron said in the tweet. … Read more…

(Reuters) -Apple once again became the world’s most valuable company on Wednesday, dethroning Microsoft from the top spot, as the iPhone maker pushed ahead in a race to dominate artificial intelligence technology. Its shares rose more than 2% to $211.75, giving it a market valuation of $3.25 trillion. Microsoft’s market capitalization stood at $3.24 trillion, falling behind Apple for the first time in five months. Apple shares had surged to an all-time high in the … Read more…

(Reuters) -A special committee of the board of Paramount Global is meeting on Tuesday to vote on whether to accept a proposal to merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media, Bloomberg News reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. The offer would see Shari Redstone sell her family’s controlling stake in Paramount to Ellison for $2.25 billion, according to the report. One of the five special committee members had been objecting to the proposed offer, … Read more…

By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 24 commercial planes in May, about half of the 50 jets it handed over to customers during the same month a year earlier, as it continued operating a slower assembly line to complete outstanding work. Boeing has said it is producing fewer MAX single-aisle jets to improve manufacturing quality, after the Jan. 5 mid-air blowout of a door plug on a 737 MAX 9 … Read more…