The Chinese antitrust regulator approved a deal to acquire the Toshiba chip manufacturing unit by a consortium of investors led by the US private equity fund, Bain Capital. This was written by The Wall Street Journal with reference to an informed source. The companies agreed on the terms of the transaction of $18 billion in September last year. However, prior to its closure, the approval of the Chinese regulator was required, which is one of the largest markets for the chips produced by Toshiba's division. The deal was agreed upon by Beijing without any changes to its terms.
The dollar was briefly lifted on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve offered no concrete clues about its next course of action, while investors hoped for an easy policy as the coronavirus resurgence stalled economic recovery. The dollar ...
On Wednesday, European stocks rose slightly after mixed earnings reports. However, the new wave of the coronavirus outbreak kept investors cautious while they also wait for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Britain on Wednesday signed a supply deal for up to 60 million doses of a possible COVID-19 vaccine that is being developed by pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi. The financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. However, ...
The self-driving car company Waymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) signed a partnership deal on Wednesday to fully develop self-driving cars, pickups, and SUVs. Waymo, an Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL.O) unit, and Fiat Chrysler said ...
South Korea on Wednesday announced that it would scale back its plans to impose capital gains taxes on stock investments after numerous complaints from retail investors. However, taxes will, instead increase for top earners as part of changes ...