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IFM Investors Pty. has launched a takeover bid for toll road operator Atlas Arteria Ltd., arguing the Sydney-listed group it already partly owns has underperformed on returns, strategy and operations....

China's industrial enterprises saw their earnings grow at a faster pace in March, as rebounding producer prices offset the pressure on costs from the war in Iran....

Emerging-market equities rose to a record high, buoyed by optimism over artificial intelligence and a report that Iran offered a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz....

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its oil-price forecasts as the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz spurs “extreme” inventory draws....

Colombian presidential candidate Iván Cepeda consolidated his lead in the most recent poll and would defeat both conservative rivals in a runoff scenario, five weeks ahead of the vote....

A sweeping crackdown by China's tax authorities is rattling traders in the world's biggest metals market, with many firms grappling with severe reductions in invoicing quotas that underpin their trading activities....

China is tightening approvals for overseas borrowings, leading some companies to scurry for cash with around $100 billion of bonds coming due this year....

Keyence Corp. shares surged 16%, the biggest gain since August 2024, after the Japanese maker of factory automation sensors delivered quarterly operating income that exceeded analyst estimates....

Earnings from India's bellwether software services exporters have reinforced investor concerns about the sector's growth prospects, signaling that the downturn in their stocks has further to run....

Bloomberg's Jeff Mason recounts his experience of being at the Washington venue where an active shooter briefly breached the security perimeter, and discusses some of the security implications of the incident. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. agreed to acquire New York-listed women's health-care company Organon & Co., in what is likely to be one of the biggest India outbound deals in years....

Asia's markets are behaving as though two different worlds exist at once....

HSBC Holdings Plc is reviewing a long-standing perk that covers school fees for a swath of bankers in Hong Kong as part of a broader push to standardize benefits globally and reduce costs, according to people familiar with the matter....

Nomura Holdings Inc. shares fell after its fourth-quarter profit missed analysts' estimates, due to writedowns and a loss in Europe....

Denso Corp. is considering withdrawing a proposal to take over Rohm Co., potentially ending a deal for a Japanese power semiconductor maker valued at north of $9 billion....

The Thai baht has been among the worst performers in Asia since the start of the Iran War and it's at risk of further losses as the conflict drives up oil prices, strategists say....

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, setting up a communication challenge for Governor Kazuo Ueda as the foundering yen hovers near levels that have prompted past interventions....

Asian companies are heading into the busiest week of the current earnings season, offering investors an early glimpse of how the Iran war has affected financial results....

Gold fell after efforts to resume peace talks between the US and Iran stalled and energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz remained choked, two months into a war that's upended global markets and raised inflation risks....

Economists have sharply upgraded their forecasts for China's import growth and now expect it to overtake the pace of expansion in exports for the first time since 2021, keeping the trade balance from ballooning much beyond last year's record....