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The British competition regulator has asked to review the merger between Liberty Global's Virgin Media and Telefonica's O2 instead of Brussels because any impact on consumers will be felt in the UK and after Brexit.

HSBC shareholders face a future of paltry payouts when regulators restore its powers to pay dividends as the bank's bosses press on with a costly revamp against a backdrop of a global recession and the threat of negative interest rates.

A consortium led by U.S. casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has offered 150 million euros (US$176 million) for a licence to build and operate a luxury casino resort in Athens, a Greek minister said late on Wednesday.

VALIDUS Capital has joined the Singapore banks in offering government-backed loans under Enterprise Singapore's Enterprise Financing Scheme.

When the coronavirus outbreak forced shops to close in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, kiosk store owner Funmilayo Akinola weighed up her safety against the need to make a living.

HONG KONG: Investment news site Motley Fool will shutter its Hong Kong operations due to the uncertain political outlook in the Asian financial hub, according to a post on the company's website earlier this week. The move adds to ongoing concerns about the media and investment environment in Hong...

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force's (SPF) Anti-Scam Centre has recovered S$6.6 million from an email scam, its largest recovery since the centre was set up in June last year. The police said on Thursday (Oct 8) they were alerted by United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the United States' Federal...

Web Summit, Europe's biggest technology conference, will be held entirely online in December due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the cancellation or postponement of many major events this year, its organiser said on Thursday.

Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand have turned to selling their products on Japanese chat app Line amid the coronavirus pandemic, tapping the country's growing appetite for social commerce, a top executive said on Thursday.

British airline easyJet warned it would report a loss of as much as 845 million pounds (US$1.09 billion) in its last financial year, and said it continued to review its finances as travel remains subdued by the ongoing pandemic.