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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...
Aug 05, 2021
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, ...
Aug 05, 2021
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...
Aug 05, 2021
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...
Aug 05, 2021
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...
Aug 05, 2021
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...
Aug 05, 2021
Tencent’s WeChat resumes new user registrations in mainland China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings' WeChat has resumed registrations of new users in mainland China, after suspending them last month to upgrade its security technology. The resumption of new user ...
Aug 05, 2021
Bayer boosts drug pipeline with Vividion buy, lifts outlook
By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer on Thursday boosted its drug pipeline with a $2 billion takeover and lifted its outlook for 2021 after sales of prescription medicines recovered from res...
Aug 05, 2021
Adidas hikes outlook despite hit to China sales
BERLIN (Reuters) -German sportswear company Adidas raised its outlook for full-year sales and profitability as demand soared in most of the world but took a hit in China where Western brands faced a b...
Aug 05, 2021
Bayer buys biopharma firm Vividion Therapeutics for up to $2 billion
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Thursday said it acquired U.S.-based biopharmaceuticals company Vividion Therapeutics for up to $2 billion to boost its ability to discover new treatments and lift the v...
Aug 05, 2021
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