WELLINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Google said on Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news articles and ditch the agreements it has with local news organisations, if the country's government goes ahead with a law to force tech giants to pay a fair price for content that appears on their feeds. The New Zealand government in July confirmed...

* 54 container ships queued outside ports, risking shortages * Tentative deal includes 62% wage hike over six years-sources * Strike cost U.S. economy $5 billion/day, JP Morgan analysts say * Shipping stocks tumble across Asia By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson Oct 4 (Reuters) - U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening on Thursday night after dockworkers...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Seven & i Holdings plans to seek buyers for a majority stake in its supermarket businesses, including its flagship Ito-Yokado, with the process to begin as early as the end of this year, Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. The retail chain wants to sell the businesses to overseas investment funds, among other possible buyers, the Nikkei...

TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ) has approached private equity funds and other parties about a potential sale of its Ito-Yokado stores and supermarkets, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Based on earnings multiples, the sale value could reach 320 billion yen ($2.19 billion), Bloomberg said, citing one of the...