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Bentley, the luxury carmaker owned by Volkswagen has booked five Antonov cargo jets to help overcome potential supply bottlenecks in the event of a disorderly exit of Britain from the European Union, the carmaker said on Wednesday. Car manufacturers are…
Banking giant HSBC said on Tuesday that pre-tax profit rose 16% to US$19.9 billion last year with growth across its global businesses despite a “challenging external environment in the fourth quarter”. The results capped the first full year at the helm of the…
Asian stocks climbed Wednesday as US President Donald Trump said he could extend the deadline for a trade deal with China, appearing to boost the prospects of an agreement. Trump said “things are going well” at preliminary talks in Beijing, where top economic…
Malaysian investors in Australia will most likely focus on commercial properties with the implementation of new tax rates targetting foreign buyers of residential real estate, according to Knight Frank Australia. The property consultancy, which recently…
SoftBank has entered a deal to buy chipmaker ARM for a whopping $31 billion to help cement the company’s future in the burgeoning IoT sector. The boards of both SoftBank and ARM have unanimously recommended the proposed deal to buy out 100% of ARM and turn…
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com said on Friday British goods will come into Chinese market at cheaper prices after the country voted to leave the European Union (EU). “British products will be more competitive,” Tony Qiu, director of JD Worldwide, made the…
The retail sector in Hong Kong is finding it difficult to keep their boat afloat amidst the decline in mainland tourists since a year ago. Now, the Britain’s vote to leave the EU is likely to make matters from bad to worse for the Hong Kong’s retail sector,…
Two big U.K. banks’ shares tanked over the past couple of days, and unlike the British pound, they’re not weakening because of the so-called “Brexit” referendum — although that certainly doesn’t help. Instead, their fall may have a lot to do with the market…
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