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Sydney Airport rejects improved $16.8 bln buyout bid, open to higher offer

Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (SYD.AX) on Monday rejected an improved A$22.80 billion ($16.81 billion) bid from a group of infrastructure investors,…

4 years ago

Japan’s economy rebounds in Q2, COVID clouds outlook

Japan's economy rebounded more than expected in the second quarter after slumping in the first three months of this year,…

4 years ago

Asia stocks slip as China’s economy stumbles

Asian shares slid on Monday after a raft of Chinese data showed a surprisingly sharp slowdown in the engine of…

4 years ago

Aramco in advanced talks on up to $25 bln Reliance deal – Bloomberg News

Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) is in advanced talks to acquire a roughly 20% stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's (RELI.NS) oil refining and chemicals business for…

4 years ago

Dollar languishes near one-week low after consumer sentiment blow

The dollar held near a one-week low versus major peers on Monday, after slumping the most in almost seven weeks…

4 years ago

UK employers have strongest hiring plans in over 8 years, survey shows

British employers plan to increase staff numbers by the most in more than eight years over the coming months and…

4 years ago

Marketmind: Muddied Waters

Investors can be forgiven for being nonplussed on the data front this week. A day after U.S. consumer inflation data…

4 years ago

Malaysia c.bank slashes 2021 growth outlook on COVID-19 surge, lockdowns

Malaysia's economy expanded more quickly than expected on an annual basis in the second quarter, but the central bank slashed…

4 years ago

Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalisation

Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalised relations a year ago, are looking to Dubai's Expo world fair in…

4 years ago

OPEC+ supply boost unlikely despite call from U.S. for more oil, says Goldman

U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said a recent call by the United States to OPEC+ to boost oil output is…

4 years ago