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Unilever’s hiring of an external chief executive officer to replace Alan Jope could signal a strategic shift for a company that many investors believe has lost its way.

Traders are turning more bullish on the pound on hopes the UK and the European Union will strike a post-Brexit trading deal for Northern Ireland, according to a senior Nomura International Plc currency trader.

Vedanta Ltd. has shelved the plan to sell its copper smelter in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which accounted for almost 40% of the metal’s production in the country, and has doubled down on its efforts to restart the plant, according to people familiar with the matter.

A group of Indira IVF’s largest shareholders are considering selling their holdings of the Indian in-vitro fertilization clinic operator in a deal that could value the company at about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim demanded that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. honor its settlement with the government for its role in the 1MDB scandal, saying the Wall Street firm shouldn’t use its financial strength to dictate terms.

Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people and could soon be supplanted as Asia’s wealthiest person if shares in his conglomerate continue to slide.

Inflation remains a big challenge for policymakers worldwide, a top International Monetary Fund official said after the lender raised its global economic growth outlook for the first time in a year.

India’s economy will likely slow for a second straight year due to tightening financial conditions and supply chains disruptions from a prolonged war in Europe, according to officials familiar with the matter.

The White House will end a pair of Covid-19 emergency declarations on May 11, spelling the elimination of the controversial Title 42 restrictions and expulsion measures at the US-Mexico border.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s biggest selloff in three months is underscoring investor concern that China’s consumer recovery may fail to meet lofty expectations.