The 2010s was a lost decade for shares of U.S. energy companies overall.
Astellas Pharma Inc has bought U.S.-based Xyphos Biosciences Inc to expand its immuno-oncology business, a deal worth up to US$665 million including potential development milestones and its second acquisition announced this month.
South Korean builder Hyundai Development Co said on Friday its consortium has closed on its 2.5 trillion won (US$2.16 billion) acquisition of a controlling stake in the country's second-biggest carrier Asiana Airlines Inc .
With an attentive eye, Henrique Almeida watches a technician carefully open a hundred cocoa pods, while another worker on the plantation collects samples in bags to check whether the batch conforms to the "South Bahia" geographical indication.
Tesla Inc entered into agreements with lenders in China for a secured term loan facility of up to 9 billion yuan (US$1.29 billion), according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.
TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) will give away 50,000 domestic return tickets to international visitors in an effort to encourage tourists to "see Japan with fresh eyes" and "discover a new Japanese city". The Win a Trip with JAL campaign would enable visitors to "experience regional attractions" ...
Asian shares jumped to an 18-month high on Friday while gold and oil prices stayed buoyant in a holiday-shortened week, as investor optimism was boosted by hopes a U.S.-China trade deal would soon be signed.
Oil prices rose on Friday, hitting three-month highs after data showed record online spending by U.S. consumers, stoking faith in the world's no. 1 economy even before the hoped-for end to the trade war between Washington and Beijing.
Profits at China's industrial firms in November grew 5.4per cent from a year earlier to 593.9 billion yuan (US$84.93 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
There is a lack of high-quality fiscal and administrative data on capital incomes, say Lucas Chancel, Facundo Alvaredo, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman.
