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Lee Kun-hee, who transformed Samsung into global conglomerate, dies at 78

Lee, who told employees to "change everything except your wife and children" during his drive to foster innovation and challenge rivals such as Sony Corp., was South Korea's richest person.\

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca to resume trial for Covid-19 vaccine

Earlier, AstraZeneca said it had been cleared by the FDA to restart a trial that had been halted in the U.S. after a volunteer participating in a U.K. trial of the shot had fallen ill

US elections 2020: YouTube can't place all the political ads it gets

Campaigns have flooded YouTube with commercials in search of voters they may not be reaching on television

Swedish steelmaker SSAB looking at merger of Tata Steel Europe business

Steel producers in Europe are under pressure to consolidate, having been battered by weaker demand and global overcapacity

Ant Group lures Fidelity, T Rowe Price, UBS Asset for a piece of its IPO

Jack Ma's Chinese fintech giant is one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs in years, on course to make history by surpassing Saudi Aramco's record $29 billion share sale last year.

Tesla recalls 30,000 Model S and X cars in China over suspension problems

The news comes as the Chinese electric vehicle industry rebounds after an almost year-long slump.

India's valuation relative to EMs still less pricey than before, show data

While the S&P BSE Sensex Index is near the most expensive on record, its premium over the MSCI EM Index is only around 45 per cent

Valuation gaps: Growth stock rally leaves more room for disappointment

Since 2002, the MSCI AC World Growth Index has about doubled the return of its value counterpart, yet its relative earnings expectations have failed to grow at a similar pace

Over two-thirds of Indian Americans expected to vote for Biden, says survey

Indian American voters are less than 1 per cent of the US electorate, but the diaspora is seen as one of the most rapidly growing immigrant groups.

Westpac Banking to cut more than 150 jobs as bank exits China, India

Westpac will consolidate its overseas operations into three hubs -- Singapore, London and New York -- and institutional banking services will also be streamlined, Westpac said

Race for coronavirus cure hits reality as clinic complications mount

Regulators and drugmakers have faced questions about whether political pressure was overwhelming scientific rigor ahead of the presidential election on Nov. 3

Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and Covid-19 crisis worsens

Covid-19 has forced consumers to shift from just-in-time inventory management to a more conservative approach which was labelled just-in-case

India's diamond exports to dip by a quarter; slump worse than 2008 crisis

The measures to control the pandemic meant production centers were closed or operating at very low levels, and rough-diamond imports fell in line with poor end-product demand

China planning to inject students with Covid-19 vaccines yet to be approved

The two shots being developed by CNBG -- which are still in the final, third phase of testing -- were authorized for emergency use in China

Expecting demand bump in festive season, oil companies ramp up refining

Indian Oil Corp., the nation's top processor, is currently operating its refineries at an average rate of 86% of capacity, compared with 66.7% in August

Tide turning for bonds after RBI's liquidity bonanza, signs of recovery

The expectations are for the 10-year yield to drop further to 5.75%, a level last seen in July, according to a median estimate of 15 traders surveyed by Bloomberg

Kareem Daniel rises from intern to streaming czar in Disney's shake up

On Monday, he ascended to a top job at the dominant force in comic-book lore -- and many other forms of entertainment -- Walt Disney Co

HSBC Holdings is left off first china dollar bond deal since 2017

Planned for this week, the $6 billion sale will be arranged by 13 banks, including four Chinese lenders and foreign banks such as Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Standard Chartered Plc

Buoyed Chinese stock market tops $10 trillion, shrugs off 2015 rout

The world's second-largest stock market has added $3.3 trn since March lows

Car sales in China shine as rest of the world reels from coronavirus

Sales of sedans, SUVs, minivans and multipurpose vehicles jumped 7.4 per cent in September from a year earlier to 1.94 million units