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Samsung's Lee Kun-hee: Tainted titan who built a global tech giant

Lee, who died aged 78 on Sunday after being hospitalized for a heart attack in 2014, was driven by a constant sense of crisis

Leading investors in Ant Shanghai IPO submit bids in 68-69 yuan per share

Under local market rules, the final price for the initial public offering, which was decided on Friday but has not been disclosed yet, is based on the guidance from the large investors

Biden wins major union endorsement in final days of White House race

Both candidates in the Nov. 3 election have been pushing a made-in-America agenda and substantial new federal spending on infrastructure

AstraZeneca resumes US Covid vaccine trial; J&J prepares for same next week

Both companies have contracts to provide vaccine to the United States and other governments if they are cleared by regulators

S&P, Nasdaq close higher in choppy trading as investors bet on stimulus

The Dow ended lower on the day, moving within tight ranges

AstraZeneca resumes US Covid-19 vaccine trial, optimism seen for J&J

AstraZeneca's US trial was paused on September 6 after a report of a serious neurological illness, believed to be transverse myelitis, in a participant in the company's UK trial

No more scotch? India moves to ban imported goods at military shops

The order did not specify which products would be targeted. However, industry sources said they believed imported liquor could be on the list

Oil falls about 2% on Libyan crude output, coronavirus demand concerns

US crude settled at $39.85 a barrel, falling 79 cents, or 1.9 per cent

India seeks health worker database for possible Covid-19 vaccination

India has the world's highest vaccine-making capacity and the Serum Institute of India has pledged to make up to 200 million Covid-19 doses

Malaysian PM seeks king's nod to declare state of emergency: Report

The government is scheduled to propose its 2021 budget on Nov. 6, and there have been questions over whether it can muster a majority in parliament for that.

On war anniversary, Xi Jinping says China's interests won't be undermined

Unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying would fail, Xi said on the anniversary of the deployment of Chinese troops to the Korean peninsula

US to urge Lanka to make 'difficult' choices on relationship with China

Pompeo will also visit India, the Maldives, and Indonesia on an Asian tour whose main goal is expected to be garnering support in countering China.

Pakistan to stay on global terror financing 'grey list' till Feb 2021

In a statement, the Financial Action Task Force urged Pakistan to complete an internationally agreed action plan by February 2021

WHO chief Tedros says countries on 'dangerous track' in Covid-19 pandemic

"We are at a critical juncture in the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in the Northern hemisphere," WHO Director-General said

Airbus asks suppliers to prepare for production hike; keeps a foot on brake

Airbus, which must garner political and union support for 15,000 job cuts, has for weeks been giving mixed signals

Bharat Biotech in talks with over 10 nations to take Covid vaccine global

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/business/indias-bharat-biotech-in-talks-to-take-vaccine-candidate-covaxin-global-906089.html

Wall Street opens higher as investors bet on progress in stimulus talks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45.99 points, or 0.16 per cent

Thousands camp outside Thai PM's office in escalation of protests

The protesters had earlier faced off against thousands of royalist supporters, who showed up in their biggest numbers since the start of protests that have also demanded curbs on the monarch's powers

EU antitrust regulators may narrow Amazon probe to speed up case: Report

However, the EU's competition enforcer is now considering splitting the two issues to focus on one, making it easier to move forward with the case, one of the people told Reuters

Goldman's trading business returns to former glory amid Covid-19 crisis

The Wall Street bank posted a quarterly return on equity of 17.5 per cent - its highest since 2010