April 8 Reuters Tasktop Technologies Inc said on Thursday it had raised 100 million in a funding round led by technologyfocused private equity firm Sumeru Equity Partners. The company, which makes softwaredevelopment tools, said existing investors and company management also participated in the round, but did not reveal the valuation at which the funding was […]

Malaysias Top Glove said on Thursday its glove production has been affected because of a U.S. ban on its products over allegations they are made with forced labour. Two units of the worlds largest producer of latex gloves were banned by the United States in July last year. And last month, U.S. authorities said the […]

Japans Fast Retailing, the owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, on Thursday reported a 23 jump in halfyearly operating profit and raised its fullyear profit estimate. The company has been among the most resilient retailers during the COVID19 pandemic, as Uniqlos focus on China and Japan helped it escape the worst of the downturn that hit […]

Toyota Motor Corp unveiled on Thursday new models of Lexus and Mirai in Japan, equipped with advanced driver assistance, as competition heats up to develop more selfdriving and connected cars. Toyotas latest launch comes as automakers, electric car startups and tech giants invest heavily in socalled active safety features. The Japanese carmakers new driving assist […]

Amsterdambased technology investor Prosus NV has netted 14.6 billion from the sale of a 2 stake in Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Chinese gaming and social media giant said, in one of the worlds largest ever block trades. Our belief in Tencent and its management team is steadfast, but we also need to fund continued growth […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted at the companys work in autonomous vehicles, following recent reports that the company is in renewed talks to develop its own car. The autonomy itself is a core technology, in my view. If you sort of step back, the car, in a lot of ways, is a robot. An autonomous […]

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday it is too soon to make a decision on foreign travel but is hopeful it could resume as early as May 17 But I do not wish to give hostages to fortune, or to underestimate the difficulties we are seeing in some of the destination countries that people […]

BP expects to reach its 35 billion net debt target in the first quarter of 2021, the energy group said on Tuesday, following earlierthanexpected proceeds from disposals and a very strong quarter. The company, which had a debt pile of 39 billion at the end of 2020, had earlier expected to reduce its debt to […]

Tesla Inc was set to add about 50 billion to its market value as the electric carmakers shares surged on Monday, after it posted record deliveries on strong demand in China that helped it offset the impact of a global shortage in auto parts. The stock jumped nearly 8 in premarket trading and it was […]

Tribune Publishing Co has received a 680 million takeover offer from Newslight LLC, a bid that trumps an earlier proposal from hedge fund Alden Global Capital for the owner of the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News. Tribune said in a statement on Monday that its board had determined that the 18.50 per […]