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USFDA's Hahn plans significant work with AstraZeneca in Covid trial inquiry

The top US Food and Drug Administration official confirmed AstraZeneca's US Covid-19 vaccine trial is on hold

FedEx wrings out profit as pandemic-fueled e-commerce deliveries surge

Revenue per package rose 2% to $9.33 during the quarter, which also included one additional business day

Oracle close to TikTok deal as ByteDance aims for majority ownership

Trump issued an executive order last month that would ban TikTok in the United States as early as Sept. 20 if ByteDance does not comply with a sale

Argentina unveils post-crisis budget with 5.5% economic rebound in 2021

Argentina's economy is in recession for the third year in a row, with a central bank poll predicting a 12% contraction in 2020

AT&T considers cellphone plans partially subsidised by ads in one year

Various companies including Amazon.com Inc, Virgin Mobile USA and Sprint's Boost Mobile have tested advertising supported phone services since the early 2000s

US Presidential elections 2020: Joe Biden rips Trump's record on ethanol

Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, refiners must blend billions of gallons of biofuels like ethanol into the nation's fuel mix, or buy credits from those that do

Total unit signs deal with Singapore LNG Corp for solar energy system

SLNG is also exploring ways to speed up the use of LNG and other green energy alternatives

Banks lower revenue outlook as coronavirus pandemic crimps loan demand

Bank of America, the second-largest US bank by assets, said it found little appetite for new loans when it surveyed its corporate clients twice this year

Google grilled on ad business, misuse of dominance by US Senate panel

Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits

A quarter of US energy output offline as Hurricane Sally advances

Sally weakened on Tuesday to a Category One hurricane with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour

Opendoor to go public in Social Capital merger in $4.8-billion deal

Opendoor Labs Inc said it has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check company led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya in a deal that will value the company at $4.8 billion

Novavax, Serum Institute to produce 2 bn Covid vaccine doses under new deal

The U.S. company's vaccine is in mid-stage trials after an early-stage trial showed it produced high levels of antibodies against the novel coronavirus

Trump reviews ByteDance's plan to keep majority stake in TikTok: Report

Trump has ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok amid US concerns that user data could be passed to China's Communist Party government

SoftBank Group buybacks paused in August, so did its stock rally

It blamed "nonpublic facts" around insider trading for the inaction, a likely allusion to its mega-deal to sell its Arm chip division for $40 billion to Nvidia, announced Monday

As Arab Gulf starts opening to Israel, Palestinians face a reckoning

Palestinian leaders face calls to overhaul their strategy to avoid becoming marginalised in a region where Israel and most Sunni Arab regimes share a fear of Iran

As India bans exports, onion turns costlier by 50% in Bangladesh

The surprise move, which took immediate effect on Monday, could help cut prices in India, but boost prices in Asian nations

Gaming giant Tencent joins Chinese tech firms investing in Singapore

Tencent will develop a full-scale comprehensive hub in Singapore that will house its international game publishing business

Apple rolls out virtual fitness service, Apple One subscription bundle

The Apple One bundle will cost $15 per month for an individual plan or $20 per month for a family plan and include television, music and games

Defiant USTR says WTO China tariff ruling shows trade body's inadequacy

Lighthizer said the decision shows that the WTO provides no remedy for China's "misconduct"

WTO finds Washington violated trade rules by imposing tariffs on China

China's commerce ministry said Beijing supported the multilateral trading system and respected WTO rules and rulings, and hoped Washington would do the same