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A U.S. judge on Wednesday confirmed a 643 million euro ($734 million) arbitration award favoring a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) that claimed it was fraudulently induced to buy an ailing German pipemaker that inflated sales to Read more
Dell Technologies Inc (DELL.N) is considering spinning off its 81% stake in cloud computing software maker VMware (VMW.N), the PC maker said on Wednesday, adding that such a move would not occur before September 2021. The company said the evaluation Read more
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail customers would now be able to edit documents and other files without leaving the email service, as it aims to lure clients from rivals by making its tools more integrated. Read more
China’s industrial output rose 4.8% in June from a year earlier, data showed Thursday, expanding for the third straight month and offering some relief to an economy trying to regain its footing from the shock of the coronavirus outbreak earlier Read more
China’s economy grew 3.2% in the second-quarter from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, recovering from a record contraction as lockdown measures ended and policymakers stepped up stimulus to combat the shock from the coronavirus crisis. The growth was Read more
The New York Times (NYT.N) will shift part of its Hong Kong office to Seoul, the latest sign of the chill spreading in the global financial centre just two weeks after Beijing imposed a new national security law. The Times Read more
Twitter (TWTR.N) users with verified accounts started to be able to send tweets again at around 8:30 pm EDT, after the company had silenced some of its highest-profile users in response to an hours-long security incident. Twitter had limited some Read more