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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Climate Leaders
    Call for entries: Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders 2025

    Apply by December 15 for a place in the fourth edition of this annual list

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    They use contractors around the world to boost output of ammunition, rocket motors and missiles

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  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
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    Talks that led to expected state savings of nearly $1.5bn described as ‘more an execution than a negotiation’

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  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
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    India’s copycat drugmakers gear up to offer cheaper weight-loss drugs

    Expiry of Novo Nordisk’s UK patent for Saxenda seen as offering a ‘dry run’ for future generic versions of Ozempic

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  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
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    In charts: Hong Kong’s economy is struggling to recover lost ground

    Falling rates and Chinese stimulus offer glimmers of hope but the financial hub’s property, tourism and retail sectors are still suffering

  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
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    The country’s brokerages will need to consolidate to achieve scale

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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd
    7-Eleven owner plans split as it resists record $47bn buyout proposal

    Japanese retail conglomerate seeks to streamline its operations as it fends off bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard

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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
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    ObituaryRatan Tata
    Ratan Tata, leading Indian businessman, 1937-2024

    Industrialist who led the Tata conglomerate’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover and UK steel plants, with mixed results

    Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and industrialist is photographed at Taj Residencies in central London in 2018
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    LexRio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto is not bagging a bargain with lithium deal

    Extreme volatility in price of key battery material reflects uncertainty over current global market for electric vehicles

    A brine pool used to extract lithium at a salt flat near Susques, Argentina
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    LexSeven & i Holdings Co Ltd
    Couche-Tard’s pursuit will force 7-Eleven to mount a tougher defence Premium content

    Japan’s designation of Seven & i as a ‘core business’ means a deal will not be easy, but investors should benefit regardless

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  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd
    Seven & i shares jump after Couche-Tard says it is ready to pay $47bn

    Canadian company’s non-binding offer to owner of 7-Eleven chain is 20% higher than initial rejected approach

    A sign for a 7-Eleven convenience store against a blue sky in Tokyo
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    China’s AI start-ups race to crack US market

    MiniMax, ByteDance and 01.ai launch apps overseas to boost revenue growth

    Montage of hands using phone, US flag, logos of 01.ai, Bytedance and MiniMax
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
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    Activist Elliott says its long-term view on Anglo American is ‘very much intact’

    Hedge fund’s partner Nabeel Bhanji says BHP approach during its stake building was ‘genuinely annoying’

    Anglo American’s Kolomela iron ore mine in South Africa
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    Shein
    Shein’s UK arm surpasses £1.5bn revenue mark

    Fast-fashion retailer says pop-up shops and strong consumer demand have boosted its appeal as it targets listing

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  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    LexLG Energy Solution
    LG Energy flashes another warning light on EV sales Premium content

    Drop in South Korean battery maker’s profits raises concerns about future demand for electric vehicles

    Visitors explore the LG Energy Solution booth at an exhibition in Seoul
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    Foxconn Technology Group
    Nvidia supplier Foxconn to make Blackwell AI servers in Mexico

    Decision to base plant in Guadalajara shows ‘nearshoring’ of supply chains away from China

    Deepu Talla delivers a speech. The Nvidia logo is prominently displayed on a large screen behind him.
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung issues public apology after falling behind on AI

    Chip division head says performance has not met expectations as company’s latest earnings guidance disappoints

    Flags with the Samsung Electronics logo and the South Korean national flag fly in front of a modern high-rise building at Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, South Korea
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Selfridges Group Ltd.
    Thai Central Group brings Saudi fund PIF into Selfridges

    Deal for stake in department store and property business across three countries follows collapse of Signa

    The exterior of Selfridges department store in London, with its grand columns and holiday decorations.
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd
    Seven & i looks to bolster takeover defences with non-core asset sales

    Owner of 7-Eleven brand considers disposing of supermarket chain and selling stake in Seven Bank

    Customers leave a 7-Eleven store in Tokyo, Japan
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    Renewable energy
    Indian companies move in as US cuts China out of its solar industry

    Washington weighs more tariffs on imports after flood of Chinese panels drove global prices to record lows

    Workers install solar panels at Adani Group’s Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Khavda, India
  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    Shein
    Shein’s elusive founder holds pre-IPO investor meetings in London

    Sky Xu’s pitch comes as fast-fashion group still awaits regulatory approvals

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