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Asia: Stocks gain after China teases US tariff talks
[HONG KONG] Asian markets largely rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as China said it was considering a US offer to negotiate steep tariffs.US markets forged higher on...
Couche-Tard clinches deal to deepen Seven & i Takeover talks
[TOKYO] Alimentation Couche-Tard and Seven & i Holdings have signed a non-disclosure agreement that will give the Canadian company access to the 7-eleven operator’s financial data as it seeks...
Canadian firm advances deal talks for Japan’s Seven & i with access to books
[TOKYO] Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan’s Seven & i said that they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer’s...
Malaysia’s Petronas and Commonwealth LNG in talks for term supply
Petronas is in talks to buy at least one million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Commonwealth LNGPublished Tue, Apr 29, 2025 · 09:56 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian...
UPS in talks with startup Figure AI to deploy humanoid robots
A growing number of startups and Big Tech firms are seizing on recent advances in AI technology to develop robots that look and move more like peoplePublished Tue, Apr...
Asia: Markets mixed on Monday as investors eye trade talks
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks were mixed on Monday as investors assess how the land lies on the trade war front with countries seeking to temper Donald Trump’s eye-watering tariffs.Investors...
Tencent Music in talks to buy Ximalaya for US$2.4 billion
Published Fri, Apr 25, 2025 · 09:02 PM[BEIJING] Tencent Music Entertainment Group is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a US$2.4 billion deal that would...
Gold set for third straight weekly gain; US-China trade talks in focus
Published Fri, Apr 25, 2025 · 09:33 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices rose on Friday (Apr 25) and were headed for a third consecutive week of gains, while investors closely monitored...
Trump Blasts Putin after Russia Unleashes Deadliest Attack on Ukraine in Nearly a Year as that Could Jeopardize Peace Talks
President Donald Trump slammed Vladimir Putin on Thursday, calling on the Russian leader to "STOP!" after Moscow's unleashed its deadliest attack on Ukraine in nearly a year that could...