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Blackstone, Starwood Capital to buy Extended Stay for $6 billion
(Reuters) – Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital
Italian defence group Leonardo launches $700 million IPO of U.S. unit DRS
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian defence group Leonardo
WHO examining AstraZeneca vaccine reports, says no evidence of causality
FILE PHOTO: Staff member handles AstraZeneca COVID-19
Volkswagen takes aim at Tesla with own European gigafactories
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to secure
Gilead, Merck collaborate to develop long-acting HIV treatment
Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) – Gilead
Dane who died from blood clot after AstraZeneca shot had `unusual symptoms', agency says
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “Astra Zeneca COVID-19
Investors on edge awaiting outcome of this week's Fed Policy Meeting
Fox Business Flash top headlines for March
Factbox: What could change under BOJ's March policy review
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan
China industrial output rises 35.1% y/y in Jan-Feb
BEIJING, March 15 (Reuters) – China’s industrial
China's Jan-Feb refinery output up 15% on solid demand for fuels
* Jan-Feb throughput at 14.13 mln bpd
Dollar firm amid U.S. yield spike; bitcoin back below $60,000 following surge to record high
TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held
Asia Pacific markets set to trade cautiously ahead of this week's Fed meeting
Australian shares slipped in early trade while
U.S. Democrats push to make COVID-19 relief bill aid to the poor permanent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats will
Ireland suspends Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland temporarily suspended AstraZeneca’s
VW to cut up to 4,000 jobs via early retirement, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen