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DBS buys Citi’s Taiwan retail unit to bulk up regional presence

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FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Citibank corporate headquarters in New York, New York, U.S. May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DBS to pay $707 million for Citi’s Taiwan consumer business Transaction will make DBS biggest foreign......
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Thai finance ministry keeps 2022 GDP outlook at 4% growth

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BANGKOK, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Thailand’s finance ministry on Friday maintained its 2022 economic growth forecast at 4.0%, but trimmed its export outlook for the year, officials said. For 2021, the ministry estimated growth at 1.2%, slightly up from the 1.0% previously projected, Pornchai Theeravet, head of the ministry’s fiscal......
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EXCLUSIVE Tencent plans to take U.S.-listed streaming firm DouYu private -sources

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People walk past a booth of live-streaming platform Douyu at the ChinaJoy digital entertainment expo in Shanghai, China July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 27 (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) plans to take DouYu International Holdings Ltd private amid disagreements......
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Column: Commodity prices likely to be hit by slowdown before end of 2023: Kemp

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An employee works near a mixer of fused aluminium in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, July 27, 2016. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Prices for a wide range of commodities have climbed to their highest level for seven years or more as drillers, miners......
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Apple sales and profit top estimates as hit from chip shortages eases

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Pedestrians walk past an Apple store as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 27 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is overcoming the costly global shortage in computer chips, posting record sales over......
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U.S., China confer on Ukraine, urge de-escalation and calm

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BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – China told the United States on Thursday it wants all sides involved in Ukraine to remain calm and avoid increasing tensions, while Washington stressed de-escalation and warned of the security and economic risks from any Russian aggression. “We call on all parties to stay calm......
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Stellantis set to repay state-backed Italian loan early, sources say

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Workers install a flag with the logo of Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker which starts trading in Milan and Paris after Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA finalised their merger, at the main entrance of FCA Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca Register now for FREE......
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Rising costs, pandemic curbs take a bite out of McDonald’s profit

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Customers are seen at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 27 (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) missed revenue and profit expectations on Thursday, as higher costs and dismal sales in its......
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Stellantis eyes greater stake of GAC JV in Chinese overhaul

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The logo of Stellantis is seen in this image provided on November 9, 2020. Communication FCA /Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Stellantis says stake in JV would increase to 75% GAC says no formal agreement agreement signed JV produces Jeep-branded vehicle in......
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Dubai regulator fines Abraaj founder Naqvi $136 million

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Arif Naqvi, founder and Group CEO, Abraaj Capital, and Co-Chair of the Governors Meeting for Investors 2010 attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Dubai’s financial regulator......
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Exports booming, Taiwan’s China Airlines orders 4 more Boeing freighters

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Passenger jets of Taiwan’s China Airlines at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2020.REUTERS/Ann Wang Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TAIPEI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s China Airlines Ltd said on Thursday its board had approved the purchase of four more Boeing Co (BA.N)......
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U.S. yields rise, Asian shares and European futures tumble as Powell warns on inflation

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Passersby wearing protective face masks walk past a stock quotation board, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls 2%, lowest since Nov. 2020 Powell warns inflation above long-run goal Fed......
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China shares, yuan drop after Powell vows sustained fight against inflation

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CSI300 falls to lowest level since Sept. 2020 Tech shares lead losses, IT index down 2.46% Yuan heads for biggest one-day loss vs. Dollar in 7 weeks Stock Connect shows nearly 8 bn yuan in outflows SHANGHAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Chinese shares slumped to nearly 16-month lows and the......
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Expats head for the exit as ‘easy’ Singapore’s COVID controls bite

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SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Atar Sandler arrived in Singapore in 2019, seizing the opportunity to live in a buzzing global city that is also a convenient base to jet off to more exotic locales nearby. But after two years of mask-wearing, socialising in small groups and travel restrictions to......
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China’s Dec industrial profits grow at slowest pace since April 2020

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China Dec industrial profits +4.2% yr/yr vs +9% in Nov China 2021 industrial profits +34.3% yr/yr BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Profits at China’s industrial firms grew at a slower pace in December, the statistics bureau said on Thursday, as factory-gate inflation continued to ease, pointing to cooling demand amid......
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Samsung Elec sees tech device recovery in 2022, more supply chain challenges

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The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Thursday forecast a recovery in global tech device......
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Intel posts record fourth-quarter revenue, misses on earnings forecast

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The Intel Corporation logo is seen on a display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 26 (Reuters) – Chipmaker Intel Corp posted record fourth-quarter revenue, but forecast first-quarter earnings short of......
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Wall Street, oil up as Fed signals rate hikes could come ‘soon’

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Fed says rates could rise ‘soon’ Nasdaq leads U.S. indices higher, up over 2% Oil hits highest level since 2014 WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks maintained gains Wednesday even after the Federal Reserve signaled an interest rate hike could be coming soon, while tension between Russia and Ukraine......
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Blinken says U.S. responds to Russia’s demands, seeks dialogue

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U.S. ambassador delivers reply to Russian Foreign Ministry Kremlin: personal sanctions on Putin would not harm him Russia keeps up pressure with land and sea exercises Four-way talks on east Ukraine drag on in Paris MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The United States delivered written replies on Wednesday to sweeping......
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Intel scores major win as court scraps $1.2 bln EU antitrust fine

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Jan 26 (Reuters) – Intel on Wednesday won its fight against a 1.06-billion-euro ($1.2 billion) EU antitrust fine that the U.S. chipmaker was handed 12 years ago for stifling a rival, in a major setback for EU antitrust regulators. The judgment by Europe’s second-top court in support of Intel’s arguments......
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