HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered ( SCBFF ) has hired more than a dozen new bankers to its private banking teams in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates in a bid to grow the affluent business, a bank statement said on Thursday. The hires includes Nicholas Cheng, who joined as managing director, head of private markets group....

July 18 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery ( WBD ) has discussed a plan to split its digital streaming and studio businesses from its legacy television networks as the U.S. media giant weighs options for boosting its sagging share price, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ...

By Yantoultra Ngui and Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -Thai Beverage, Southeast Asia's biggest brewer, plans to divest its real estate assets and become a pure-play drinks and food firm in a share swap with other companies held by its owner, tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi. Under the deal, ThaiBev, the owner of brands such as Chang beer and Grand Royal whisky, will transfer...

(Reuters) - U.S. vertical farming startup Plenty is forming a joint venture with Mawarid, a subsidiary of Alpha Dhabi Holding, in a $680 million deal to develop a network of indoor farms in the Middle East, the companies told Reuters. The joint venture plans to build five farms in the region over the next five years. An initial combined investment...