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Daiwa Securities Group Inc. has joined other major Japanese financial firms in embracing artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, moving in the opposite direction from Wall Street banks.

Activist investors in Brenntag SE plan to nominate dissident directors to the supervisory board of the German chemical distributor, escalating a campaign to break the company in two.

Activist fund ValueAct Capital Management LP’s proposal to appoint four new directors for Seven & i Holdings Co. risks destroying shareholder value, the company said in presentation materials released on Tuesday.

THG Plc shares fell after a disappointing performance last year and a slow start to the first quarter, amid fresh takeover interest in the British online retailer.

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook officially opened Apple Inc.’s first company-owned store in India, betting the iPhone maker’s retail outlets will help accelerate sales growth.

Ericsson AB reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings but warned that a pull back in 5G spending in some of the company’s more mature markets was set to continue.

The man suspected of throwing an explosive device at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have nursed a grudge against the election system and the ruling party’s ties to a fringe religion, local media reports said.

China’s defense minister congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin for “promoting world peace,” underscoring the warm relations between the two nations more than a year after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine sparked Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.

Ravi Menon, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s longest-serving chief, is poised to leave the central bank this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Elon Musk said he’s “looking into” concerns among Tesla Inc. staff in China that their bonuses were cut.