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Adani Gas surges after India top court victory

Bloomberg Adani Gas Ltd surged the most in nearly two months after India’s top court nullified orders restricting its network expansion. Shares jumped as much as 6.8 percent to 94.55 rupees, the biggest intraday gain since December 5, before paring its advance to 3.4 percent in Mumbai. The benchmark NSE Nifty 50 index was little changed. A two-judge Supreme Court ...

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Apple partners shift from China over trade tensions

Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s main assemblers are shifting more output to India and Southeast Asia as trade tensions threaten to escalate costs in their longstanding production base of China. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, known also as Foxconn, said over the weekend it’s investing more than $200 million in India and Vietnam. Smaller rival Pegatron Corp. said it’s moved to Indonesia ...

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Allianz progresses in talks for Malaysian car insurer

Bloomberg Allianz Malaysia Bhd has been chosen to progress in talks to acquire Malaysia’s second-biggest car insurer after edging out Japanese rival Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co, people with knowledge of the matter said. AmGeneral Insurance Bhd’s owners have decided to enter detailed discussions with Allianz on a potential deal, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because ...

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Indonesia seeks consumption for growth

Bloomberg Indonesia will seek to sustain the growth in domestic consumption and boost government spending in a bid to shield itself from a spillover of slowing economic growth in China, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The success in maintaining people’s purchasing power and consumption, which accounts for more than 55 percent of Indonesia’s gross domestic product, will determine ...

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Xiaomi rout puts spotlight on Hong Kong’s expiring lockups

Bloomberg Investors locked into holding newly-listed Hong Kong stocks could only watch as last year’s bear market ate away at their returns. The shackles will soon be off. Xiaomi Corp saw a wave of selling after its lockup period — when key investors are banned from selling stock — ended three weeks ago. Similar restriction terms are due to end ...

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EU warns US tech giants to intensify fake news fight

Bloomberg Europe warned the world’s biggest tech and advertising companies that they need to intensify efforts to combat disinformation on their platforms ahead of European elections, or face regulation. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive body, acknowledged that companies such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc, had made “some progress”, in particular with removing fake accounts and ...

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T-Mobile to defend Sprint deal before Democratic-led House

Bloomberg T-Mobile US Inc Chief Executive Officer John Legere and Sprint Corp Chairman Marcelo Claure agreed to testify about their planned $26.5 billion merger before a Democratic-controlled House panel that is expected to bring tougher scrutiny to the consolidation of telecom giants. The hearing, scheduled for February 13, gives Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island, the chairman of the House ...

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Apple’s next forecast to likely show sales are still falling

Bloomberg Anyone looking for an upbeat forecast from Apple Inc is likely to be disappointed when the company’s results were expected on Tuesday. The company is set to report its first holiday quarter sales decline since the iPhone launched, and analysts are predicting revenue will keep shrinking in the current quarter. In early January, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook forecast ...

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