Sharp posts lower-than-expected profit as trade gloom hits electronics demand

Sharp Corp reported a lower-than-expected quarterly operating profit, as an escalating trade war between the United States and China dampened demand for its electronics devices and television sets.

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South Korean chip giants face 'strangling' from Japanese export curbs

South Korean chipmakers are hitting a dead end in their quest to find alternatives for key Japanese materials that have been slapped with export restrictions, raising the prospect of major disruption to their operations in the coming months.

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Infineon confirms thrice-reduced guidance, Cypress deal on track

German chipmaker Infineon said on Thursday it expected to meet its thrice-lowered guidance for the business year to Sept. 30 as it reported fiscal third-quarter sales and profit that were in line with market expectations.

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Zalando lifts profit forecast as site visits soar

Zalando, Europe's biggest online-only fashion retailer, raised its full-year profit outlook on Thursday after it reported a big jump in the number of visits to its site and orders in the second quarter.

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Chinese drugmaker Chipscreen's STAR Market IPO sees feverish demand

Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences, which plans to list on China's red-hot new tech board, said its newly issued shares were almost 3,000-times oversubscribed among retail investors, despite an eye-popping offer pricing of 468-times earnings.

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Chinese startup Xiaohongshu's app pulled from China Android stores

Chinese startup Xiaohongshu, which allows users to post product reviews and share shopping experiences, said on Thursday it will conduct a self-examination and correct its content after its app was removed from Android stores in China this week.

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Revolut launches free share trading in Europe

Digital finance business Revolut is launching a fee-free share-trading service in the UK and Europe on Thursday, seeking a slice of the brokerage-controlled market to continue the company's rapid expansion.

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Amazon in talks to buy stake in India's Reliance Retail: ET

Amazon.com Inc is in exploratory talks with Reliance Industries Ltd-owned Reliance Retail for buying up to 26% stake in India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, the Economic Times (ET) reported (https://ift.tt/2yw9mLq) on Thursday.

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Amazon in talks to buy stake in India's Reliance Retail: ET

Amazon.com Inc is in exploratory talks with Reliance Industries Ltd-owned Reliance Retail for buying up to 26% stake in India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, the Economic Times (ET) reported https://ift.tt/2yw9mLq on Thursday.

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Italy's UniCredit says carrying out own probe in relation to Capital One data breach

Italy's biggest bank by assets UniCredit said on Wednesday it was carrying out its own investigation in relation to a major data breach at capital one Financial Corp.

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WeWork hosts analysts before IPO; debt, lease obligations in focus

Wall Street banks are set to grill WeWork on its finances on Wednesday as it prepares to publicly sell stock for the first time, possibly in September, a sale that will create a benchmark for the rapidly expanding flexible office industry.

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Facebook defeats appeal in U.S. claiming it aided Hamas attacks

Facebook Inc on Wednesday defeated an appeal by American victims of Hamas attacks in Israel, who sought to hold the company liable for providing the group a social media platform to further its goals.

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Facebook approaches Netflix, Disney to support TV chat device: The Information

Facebook Inc has approached Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co and other media companies about putting their streaming services on a new Facebook device for making video calls from televisions, The Information reported on Wednesday.

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