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China’s Fosun eyes acquisitions in North America tourism market

Bloomberg Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. is looking to gain a bigger foothold in North America’s tourism and leisure market through acquisitions, as the owner of Club Med SAS launches a new product line for China. “We’re interested in anything related to the tourism sector, from travel agencies and resort brands to recreational content providers,” Qian Jiannong, senior vice president ...

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Glencore to face UK bribery probe over Congo dealings

Bloomberg The UK’s white-collar crime prosecutor is preparing to open a formal bribery investigation into Glencore Plc and its work with billionaire Dan Gertler and the leader of Democratic Republic of Congo, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Investigators at the Serious Fraud Office plan to seek formal approval for a full probe into Glencore’s dealings in ...

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Greece moves closer to bailout exit after deal with creditors

Bloomberg Greece and its creditors agreed on the next steps for completing the country’s final bailout review, a key milestone for exiting the program and striking a deal on debt relief. Government officials and representatives from the International Monetary Fund and euro-area creditor institutions completed a week of discussions in Athens. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said reaching a technical ...

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Tesla urged to split chairman’s role from Musk

Bloomberg The largest proxy advisory firm is recommending that investors reject two of Tesla Inc.’s board members, while also supporting a proposal to split the role of chairman and chief executive officer — jobs now held by Elon Musk, the public face of the electric-car maker. By opposing directors Antonio Gracias and James Murdoch, and seeking to install an independent ...

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Facebook rethinks news organisations as political advertisers

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. doesn’t know how news organisations will fit into an initiative to provide transparency for political advertising on its social network. The company came up with a policy that puts news publishers in the same category as political publishers for the purposes of its new ad-transparency efforts. Facebook told media organisations they would have to verify their identities ...

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Manila won’t oppose China on sea activity: Duterte

Bloomberg Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that he would not provoke China into a war following reports that the Chinese military landed long-range bombers on an airport in the South China Sea. “You know they have the planes, not stationed in Spratly but near the provinces facing — Chinese provinces facing the Spratly and the China Sea. And with their ...

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Malaysia considers probing Najib for abuse of power

Bloomberg Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad’s government is considering investigating former leader Najib Razak for abuse of power, as it intensifies efforts to seek evidence of wrongdoing at scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB just days after taking office. Najib has been summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s office to aid in a 1MDB-related probe, Bernama news agency cited an unidentified MACC official ...

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