Takeda eyes vaccine business growth as dengue, COVID-19 shots progress – CEO

akeda Pharmaceutical Co (4502.T), which distributes Moderna Inc’s (MRNA.O) COVID-19 shots in Japan, expects vaccines to become a bigger part of its portfolio as shots for dengue fever and COVID-19 near regulatory approval, its chief executive said.
U.S. Gulf Coast energy firms face another hurricane hit

Evacuations were underway on Monday from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil platforms as onshore oil refiners began preparing for rain and heavy winds from a second hurricane in as many weeks.
Crypto CEOs should cooperate with regulators to unlock future growth -SALT panel

Cryptocurrency executives should work with regulators instead of being their adversary for the sector to grow to its potential, members of a digital currency panel at Wall Street’s SALT conference said on Monday.
EXCLUSIVE Buyout firm Apollo makes $4.3 billion offer to buy Tronox -sources

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc (APO.N) has approached Tronox Holdings Plc (TROX.N), one of the world’s largest pigment manufacturers, with a $4.3 billion all-cash offer, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Factbox: How the BOJ is quietly unwinding Kuroda’s ‘bazooka’ stimulus

After years of shock-and-awe monetary stimulus, senior Bank of Japan officials are quietly dismantling radical policies introduced by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda.
Epic ruling invites future efforts to paint Apple as monopolist -experts

A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc (AAPL.O) an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said.
U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit

Democrats and Republicans will start what could become a monumental game of chicken this month over raising the limit on U.S. government borrowing, as Congress attempts to avert an historic debt default.
Marketmind: Transitory faith in transitory inflation

Say your economy is growing at about 5% annually, it just hit a 10-year inflation high of 3% read more amid labour shortages and enjoys negative yields on benchmark government bonds .
Shares lifted by prospect of lower rates for longer

Global shares posted their longest winning streak in three months on Monday, aided by the chance of low interest rates for longer in the United States and talk of more stimulus in Japan and China, while oil slid as the Saudis cut prices for Asian customers.
Explainer: What is China’s ‘common prosperity’ drive and why does it matter?

President Xi Jinping has called for China to achieve “common prosperity”, seeking to narrow a yawning wealth gap that threatens the country’s economic ascent and the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.