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Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp said it is in talks with Dialog Semiconductor GmbH about a potential acquisition that would value the Frankfurt-listed Apple Inc supplier at around US$6 billion.

Blackstone Group, the world's largest hedge fund investor, is committing US$150 million in start-up capital to a hedge fund run by a former senior executive at Lone Star Funds, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Female leaders should have the freedom to be as mediocre as any man, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark.

Institutional investors are recognising that social media users working collectively are capable of exposing carefully hidden information and spreading it like wildfire, says a business school academic.

During unfavourable business conditions and difficult economic environments — the “tech cold war” between the US and China was most cited by experts interviewed — it’s Singapore’s strategy of pursuing business openness and innovation that is needed most.

SINGAPORE banks' asset quality risks are expected to remain manageable for now, buoyed in part by hefty provisions and extended relief measures.

Britain's Rolls-Royce said on Sunday it is proposing a two week operational shutdown of its civil aerospace unit over the summer as it manages costs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dialog Semiconductor, whose clients include Apple, confirmed on Sunday it was in advanced talks with Renesas Electronics Corporation about a potential sale, valuing it at around US$6 billion.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that it is too soon to say whether new policies or regulations are needed to deal with recent market volatility.

BEIJING: China's market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines on Sunday (Feb 7) that target Internet platforms, tightening existing restrictions faced by the country's tech giants. The new rules formalise an earlier anti-monopoly draft law released in November, and clarify a series of ...