Nvidia asks Chinese regulators to approve $40 billion Arm deal – FT
Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) has submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators to review a $40 billion takeover of UK chip designer Arm, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Asia shares pare gains on caution, oil falls again
Asia stocks reversed early gains on Tuesday, with traders sidelined ahead of U.S. inflation data and a European monetary policy meeting this week while oil prices lost more ground on worries over the fragile state of the global recovery.
LME to reopen iconic trading floor, but says electronic trading is future
The London Metal Exchange has abandoned proposals to close its open outcry trading floor, the last such venue in Europe, it said on Tuesday, but added it believes electronic trading is the future.
U.S. Republicans vow to oppose Yellen’s G7 tax deal, casting doubt on its future
Several top U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday rejected Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s G7 deal to impose a global minimum corporate tax and allow more countries to tax big multinational firms, raising questions about the U.S. ability to implement a broader global agreement.
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Asia stocks open higher on record for MSCI’s All-Country World Index
Asia stocks opened higher on Tuesday, cruising in the slipstream of a record high overnight gauge of global equity markets, with investors hoping for inflation and monetary policy clues later in a week full of key central bank meetings and data points.
Cathay Pacific given extension to draw down $1 bln govt loan
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) said on Tuesday that the Hong Kong government had agreed to extend the drawdown period for a HK$7.8 billion ($1.01 billion) loan facility by a year to June 2022, giving it more flexibility to manage liquidity.
Japan upgrades Q1 GDP on smaller hit to domestic demand
Japan’s economy shrank less than initially reported in the first quarter on smaller cuts to plant and equipment spending, but the coronavirus pandemic still dealt a huge blow to overall demand.
U.S. seizes $2.3 mln in bitcoin paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers
The Justice Department on Monday recovered some $2.3 million in cryptocurrency ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline Co, cracking down on hackers who launched the most disruptive U.S. cyberattack on record.
AMC, other ‘meme’ stocks jump; regulator signals concern
Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) and other “meme stocks” jumped on Monday, extending a rally in social-media favorites into a third week as message boards hummed with talk of squeezing Wall Street short-sellers.
