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[ad_1] REUTERS: Berkshire Hathaway said it has acquired a little more than 5% of the shares of five big Japanese companies, marking an exit for President Warren Buffett as he looks outside the United States to strengthen his conglomerate. In a statement on Sunday, Buffett’s 90th birthday, Berkshire said it …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Axington Inc, the Singapore-listed company linked to the Bellagraph Nova (BN) group, requested on Monday (August 31) before the opening of the stock market that trading of its shares be suspended. Axington, which is listed on Catalist, said that the voluntary suspension was pending the publication of …

[ad_1] Mon, Aug 31, 2020-9: 25 am UPDATED Mon, Aug 31, 2020-9: 47 am THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their securities trading on Monday: Keppel Corporation: Keppel, which owns a 40 percent stake in oil and gas company KrisEnergy, said Sunday that it is prepared to …

[ad_1] Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took stakes in five Japanese trading companies, expanding its reach overseas. Buffett’s company announced Sunday night that it acquired “a little more” than 5% of the shares of Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. and Sumitomo Corp., according to a statement. …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: What organizations would you look for as allies in the fight against climate change? Climate activist groups, foundations, and even a handful of companies involved in sustainability may come to mind. Ad Ad But here’s something to ponder: what about the military? The ongoing fight against COVID-19 has …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: In 1960, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald H. Coase presented the “social cost problem.” Human activities often have negative externalities, so individual rights cannot be absolute. Institutions must intervene. Ad Ad There is no better example of this dynamic than the COVID-19 crisis. While virtually all countries …

[ad_1] Alibaba built the “Amazon of the East”. Now its fintech spin-off will become the biggest initial public offering of the year. A logo hangs on a building of Ant Group, a leading provider of financial services technology in China, on July 23, 2020 in Hangzhou, China’s Zhejiang Province. Photo: …

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[ad_1] A French woman was arrested for making a video of her naked on a holy bridge in the Indian city of Rishikesh, police said Saturday. The 27-year-old now faces charges under India’s internet law with a maximum sentence of three years in jail if convicted. She was arrested on …

[ad_1] Despite the pandemic, the managing director of the Economic Development Board, Chng Kai Fong, is cautiously optimistic about attracting good companies to invest in Singapore. “It’s not all doom and gloom,” he told reporters over coffee at the Funan Mall on Friday. “We continue to create jobs and have …