Shares in French skincare giant L'Occitane jumped almost 13 percent in Hong Kong on Tuesday as they resumed trading after its owner offered to take it private. The offer, submitted with the support of US private equity giant Blackstone, concerns nearly 28 percent of the shares.
Faced with climate change diminishing farmers' yields, Nestle announced Wednesday that it was working on a technique to produce chocolate by using up to 30 percent more of the cocoa fruit.
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday in the face of worrying signs for Japanese exports, as investors await signals from US policymakers of an interest rate cut in the world's largest economy.
Asian markets mostly fell Wednesday morning, mirroring a rout of US tech titans the previous day as investors await signals of an interest rate cut in the world's largest economy. The previous day on Wall Street saw several major technology firms lose significant market share, including Nvidia, Palantir and Oracle.
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