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Bloomberg Asia’s technology rally this year appears to be sputtering as analysts at two firms cut their forecasts yesterday for Samsung Electronics Co.’s fourth-quarter operating profit, fuelling growing skepticism the industry’s gains are running out of gas. HI Investment & Securities Co. cut its fourth-quarter operating profit estimate for Samsung by 4.8 percent to 15.7 trillion won ($14.5 billion) from ...

Bloomberg Singapore is embracing technology and focussing more on personal health, as an expected doubling of seniors over the next two decades forces the nation to confront politically sensitive decisions on financing and immigration. While Singapore’s aging population is something to celebrate in reflecting longevity, it’s also forcing the city to become more nimble in how it approaches the challenges, ...

Bloomberg Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a 10-year partnership with state-owned Beijing Enterprises Real-Estate Group Ltd. to help grow the sport in China. The partnership, announced this morning, will focus on expanding the number of baseball facilities in the world’s most populous country. The aim is to build at least 20 development centres where Chinese students ages 7 to ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump has signed a tax overhaul and companies are rejoicing. But the most immediate effect of the new law could be a one-time accounting headache. Hours after the bill signing, announcements started to roll in from some of the world’s biggest companies— with some spectacular numbers. While the bill benefits most companies through a lower rate, it ...

Bloomberg Roche Holding AG agreed to acquire US biotech Ignyta Inc. for $1.7 billion, following Bayer AG in buying into a class of experimental cancer drugs that home in on a specific mutation across many types of tumors. Ignyta investors will get $27 a share in cash, the companies said in a statement. Both companies’ boards agreed to the deal. ...

Bloomberg Daimler AG bought a majority stake in French private-hire limousine operator Chauffeur Prive, accelerating the luxury-car maker’s expansion into ride-hailing turf occupied by firms such as Uber Technologies Inc. The German maker of Mercedes and Smart automobiles plans to acquire full control of Chauffeur Prive in 2019 once it gets regulatory clearances, Stuttgart-based Daimler said. The parties wouldn’t disclose ...

Bloomberg Ever wondered how much time millennials spend staring at a screen? UK statisticians have come up with some answers. Young people spent more than a third of their leisure time, 14 hours per week, using devices such as mobile phones, tablets, e-readers and laptops in 2015, the Office for National Statistics said. The figure for men aged 25 and ...

Bloomberg All over Europe, companies are wishing their workers a happy holiday and looking forward to a productive New Year when they return to work in 2018. In Brexit Britain, there’s a catch. Businesses that rely on EU countries for labour are concerned that employees will return to their families in continental Europe for Christmas—and stay there. The pound’s decline ...

Bloomberg Didi Chuxing has scored another investment from SoftBank Group Corp. in a massive funding round that will bankroll the Chinese ride-hailing leader’s exploration of new markets and technologies. Didi said it’s secured new financing of more than $4 billion. That pushed its valuation to about $56 billion and lifts cash reserves to $12 billion, people familiar with the matter ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS Mumbai-based Omkar Realtors & Developers, one of India’s leading brands in redevelopment, boutique and luxury housing has obtained 150 plus EOIs (express of interest) from NRIs in the GCC for its 1200-plus apartments residential project, launched recently. This boutique inventory offering is the biggest realty launch across pan-India, post-RERA, by a branded realty player with Dubai-based NRIs leading ...