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Beijing-based ByteDance names new global head of R&D at TikTok: Report

The role is newly created and would be the first senior R&D position for TikTok

SoftBank-backed Berkshire Grey to go public via $2.7 bn SPAC deal

The deal is expected to provide Berkshire Grey about $413 million in cash, as the maker of logistics automation systems looks to take advantage of a surge in online shopping amid the COVID-19 pandemic

European Commission bets on data to prepare for climate change impacts

As European Union countries attempt to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, they will still face decades of climate-related impacts, locked in from previous years' emissions

Wall Street opens lower as technology stock declines resume

High-flying growth stocks continued to be pressured by valuation concerns

Analysis: As bond selloff gets real, policymakers face fresh headache

The selloff has even engulfed Europe

Apple supplier Foxconn teams up with Fisker to make electric vehicles

Fisker's shares jumped 23.4% to $20.10 in premarket trading.

Vodafone's towers arm plans biggest European IPO of 2021 so far

Duesseldorf, Germany-headquartered Vantage operates 82,000 towers across 10 countries, where it is usually the leading or second largest supplier. Germany is its largest market

Higher share trading tax clouds outlook for Hong Kong stock exchange

The city's budget deficit is expected to hit a record HK$257.6 billion ($33.2 billion) for 2020/21

Facebook plans to invest $1 billion in news industry after Australia row

Facebook on Tuesday restored Australian news pages, ending an unprecedented week-long blackout after wringing concessions from the government over a proposed law

Outlook for airlines deteriorating in 202: Global Industry body

Global airline industry body IATA warned that the outlook for airlines had weakened since its December forecasts

Johnson & Johnson's one-shot Covid-19 vaccine effective, safe: FDA staff

This paves the way for the vaccine's approval for emergency use

Economic pain from Covid upends lives of restaurant owners, entertainers

Economic pain from pandemic upends the lives of restaurant owners, entertainers

Goldman Sachs-backed ReNew Power to go public in US via $8-bn SPAC deal

The deal will be financed with cash proceeds of $1.2 bn, including $855 mn in investments from serial blank-check dealmaker Chamath Palihapitiya

FAA orders inspections of some Boeing 777 engines after United fire

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday that a cracked fan blade from the United Flight 328 engine that caught fire was consistent with metal fatigue

Indian retail investors dabble in stocks directly, ditching mutual funds

The aversion towards mutual funds is also due to their higher management fees and low returns

Gold holds tight range on investor caution over Powell remarks

Rising yields tend to hurt bullion's appeal as an inflation hedge since they increase the opportunity cost of holding the metal

Biden rushes to address global computer chip shortage via executive order

The chip scarcity has quickly grown into a major headache for the White House

RBI chief asks markets for trust, as bonds suffer post-budget sell-off

The benchmark 10-year bond yield, at 6.17%, was up 22 basis points since its low last week

Suzuki Motor's 91-year old chairman is retiring: Report

The firm's chairman, Osamu Suzuki, is retiring, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday

National Stock Exchange halts intra day trading due to technical glitch

The country's other major stock exchange BSE, however, said it continues to have normal trading in all segments