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:Imperial Brands Plc said on Tuesday it is off to a "good start" this year as the maker Gauloises and Winston cigarettes looks to capitalise on higher tobacco prices and "significantly reduced" losses in vaping.

REUTERS: The European Union's markets watchdog said on Tuesday it has fined credit ratings firm Moody's 3.7 million euros (US$4.35 million) for breaching rules including the failure to disclose conflicts of interests. All the breaches resulted from negligence on the part of the company, the ...

Deliveroo will price its initial public offering at 390 pence per share, banks working on the deal said on Tuesday, at the bottom end of previously indicated valuations for the food delivery group.

SINGAPORE: An additional three months of support will be made available under the COVID-19 Recovery Grant for those who need further assistance and continue to meet the requirements, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said on Tuesday (Mar 30). Current grant recipients can apply ...

South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Tuesday it is considering all options including pulling its battery business out of the United States if President Joe Biden does not overturn a trade panel's decision against it by April 11.

Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, posted on Tuesday a lower fourth-quarter profit that lagged expectations despite strong iPhone 12 sales and pandemic-led demand for telecommuting devices.

Samsung Electronics' U.S. chip plant at Austin, Texas has reached production close to normal levels as of last week, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.

STOCKHOLM: Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said on Tuesday (Mar 30) it would give its 40,000 employees worldwide the right to six-month paid parental leave in a bid to increase gender equality and attract talent. As of Apr 1, employees who have worked for the carmaker for at least one year...

NEW YORK: Highly leveraged Archegos Capital's downfall is the latest signal of investors' hunger for risk-taking being far from satiated even after a run that has lifted the S&P 500 index around 80per cent in a year. The impact of the hedge fund’s troubles seems to have been limited...

SINGAPORE: Lim Oon Kuin, the founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading, is expected to face another 23 charges of forgery-related offences soon. The 23 charges are expected to be tendered on Apr 8, Deputy Public Prosecutor Navin Naidu told a court on Monday (Mar 29). The Attorney...