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Taiwan’s Foxconn buys wafer plant from Macronix -sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn has bought a 6-inch wafer fabrication plant from Taiwan chipmaker Macronix International, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thur...
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Author of Steve Jobs biography to pen book on Elon Musk
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk will be subject of a biography by Walter Isaacson, the U.S. author who penned a best-selling tome on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. "If you're curious abo...
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In China’s Silicon Valley, COVID curbs pinch hardware startups
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - From an office in Shenzhen's sprawling electronics district, an engineering team is prototyping a bioreactor that will one day produce "cultivated meat", di...
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Nivea maker Beiersdorf upbeat as demand roars past pre-pandemic levels
BERLIN (Reuters) -Nivea maker Beiersdorf expects its 2021 group sales to rise by close to 10% this year, it said on Thursday, as strong demand for adhesives and its dermatological brands pushed its fi...
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Olympics-Medal chomp grosses out Japan and riles Toyota
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - The mayor of Japanese city Nagoya earned himself Internet infamy and a rare rebuke from Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday for chomping down on an Olympic gold medal at an ev...
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Glencore to return $2.8 billion to shareholders after record first half
LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore will return $2.8 billion to shareholders after soaring commodity prices helped the mining and trading company to a record performance for the first six months of the year, ...
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Rolls-Royce sticks to 2021 forecasts despite slow travel recovery
LONDON (Reuters) - British engine-maker Rolls-Royce said it was on track to meet its forecasts for 2021, reassuring investors that despite a muted recovery in long-haul travel across the world its cos...
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Ad group WPP beats Q2 forecasts as growth returns to 2019 levels
LONDON (Reuters) - WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, said underlying net sales jumped 19.3% in the second quarter, beating expectations and taking first-half growth to 11%, ahead of 2019 a...
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Apis Partners invests $32 million in Indonesia digital payments firm
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - London-headquartered private equity asset manager Apis Partners LLP said on Thursday it has invested $32 million in DOKU, an Indonesian digital payments firm owned by tech and me...
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Analysis-Sanofi’s COVID-19 vaccine setback, drug pipeline cast long shadow
By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical company Sanofi remains under pressure to launch new drugs and overcome setbacks in the COVID-19 vaccine race, despite a $3.2 billion deal to tighte...
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