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Japan's second and third largest automakers, Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, will sell a combined 250,000 fewer cars in the current financial year as a global shortage in semiconductor chips hits production.

Dermapharm aims to start making the COVID19 vaccine from BioNTech and U.S. partner Pfizer at a second site in Germany in May, its chief executive said, as part of efforts to ramp up production to meet demand.

Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday after a recordsetting day on Wall Street, while bitcoin paused for breath after an overnight endorsement from Tesla Inc sent the cryptocurrency up 20%.

Tesla Inc said on Monday it had invested around $1.5 billion in bitcoin and expected to begin accepting payment for its cars and other products with it in the near future, prompting a more than 10% jump in the electronic currency.

Singapore Exchange Ltd said on Monday it had formed a joint venture company to launch a new Asian bond trading platform this year.

Clothes retailers in Europe and America sit on excess inventory and cut back on spring orders. Sourcing agents face late payments. Garment factories in Bangladesh are on the rack.

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc confirmed on Sunday that it was in advanced discussions with Renesas Electronics Corporation about a possible all cash offer of 67.50 euros per Dialog share.

Super Bowl ads each year offer a snapshot of the American psyche. And this year, it's a doozy.

Global shares closed in on their record peak on Friday, with Asian shares taking their lead from Wall Street, as progress in vaccine distribution prompted bets on further normalisation in the global economy and earnings recovery.

Gold and silver slipped on Thursday as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields gained and markets awaited clarity on U.S. fiscal stimulus measures.

Royal Dutch Shell's profit dropped to its lowest in at least two decades last year as the coronavirus pandemic hit energy consumption worldwide though the company said it expected to raise its dividend again in a sign of confidence.

Consumer goods giant Unilever on Thursday reported underlying sales growth for the fourth quarter that was in line with estimates, buoyed by strong demand in emerging markets.

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat estimates for thirdquarter revenue on a pandemicdriven jump in ecommerce, but its shares dropped amid regulatory heat for founder Jack Ma's business empire.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $1.21 to $54.76 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for April delivery rose $1.11 to $57.46 a barrel.

The court also gave the parties liberty to move applications in case of any difficulty arising out of the process. The lawyer, representing Franklin Templeton Trusts Services Limited, told the bench that the company would render cooperation with SBI Mutua...