SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares hovered near 2-1/2 week lows and the safe-haven yen rose on Monday amid fears of a global trade war, while the euro pared gains as investors worried Italy's national elections could deliver an anti-establishment …
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Asian equities were set for a mixed start to the week as investors assessed the impact of American tariffs on the global economy. The euro pushed higher as Germany's political stalemate ended and Italians voted in an election.
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AXA SA CS said Monday that it will acquire New York-listed insurance company XL Group Ltd. XL, +1.33% for $15.3 billion, bolstering the French group's operations in the property and casualty commercial lines sector.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China's Tasly Pharmaceutical Group is planning to list its biopharma unit in Hong Kong to raise about $1 billion, in what is likely to be the largest biotech float in the city this year, people with knowledge of the matter said …
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SEOUL, March 5 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose early on Monday ahead of a meeting between OPEC and U.S. shale firms in Houston, raising expectations that oil producers would discuss further how to clear a global oil glut.
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