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Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business in deal over $1bln – source

Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South…

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Japan steel industry says EU extension of anti-dumping measures inappropriate

The head of Japan's main steel industry lobby said on Tuesday the European Union's decision to extend anti-dumping measures on…

4 years ago

Explainer: How Amazon’s battle with Reliance for India retail supremacy became a legal jungle

For more than a year, Amazon.com Inc and India's Future Group have been locked in a complex legal stand-off that…

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Daimler warns car owners of fire risk it lacks parts to fix

Daimler's (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz has informed owners of its luxury cars of a technical defect that could spark a fire, the company said…

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Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value, then slips

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday became the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value, before ending the day a…

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UAE to shift to Saturday-Sunday weekend to align with global markets

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it would shift to a four and half-day working week with a Saturday-Sunday…

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Saint-Gobain buys U.S.-based GCP to grow in construction chemicals

French construction materials company Saint-Gobain (SGOB.PA) on Monday said it would buy GCP Applied Technologies (GCP.N) in a deal that values the U.S.-based specialty…

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Welcome to the Tinderverse: Tinder’s CEO talks metaverse, virtual currency

Dating app Tinder is exploring how to blur the boundaries between offline and online worlds, CEO Renate Nyborg said in…

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Saving the dinosaurs: Startups drive to electrify fossil-fuel cars

You can save your prized Aston Martin DB6, Porsche 911 or Mustang from the museum of combustion engine history. Or…

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Samsung to pick Taylor, Texas, for its $17 bln chip plant – WSJ

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Tuesday it had not made a final decision on the location…

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