LONDON (Reuters) -Philip Morris International is preparing to launch its flagship heated tobacco device IQOS in Austin, Texas, indicating it will be the first testing ground for its U.S. entry, job adverts on LinkedIn show. IQOS, the top selling heated tobacco device globally, sits at the core of the world's biggest tobacco company's efforts to transform its image from a...

April 1 (Reuters) - Competition And Consumer Commission Of Singapore: * HAD ISSUED INTERIM MEASURES DIRECTIONS DURING POSSIBLE ACQUISITION BY GRAB OF DELIVERY HERO'S BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE * IMDS ISSUED BY CCCS AIMED TO ENSURE MARKET REMAINED OPEN AND CONTESTABLE UNTIL COMPLETION OF CCCS'S INVESTIGATION * IMDS CEASED TO BE IN EFFECT FROM FEB 23 AFTER POSSIBLE ACQUISITION BY GRAB...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Rakuten Group said on Monday it planned to integrate its bank, credit card and other fintech businesses into one group. Rakuten Group and Rakuten Bank entered into a memorandum of understanding on the reorganisation, which is expected to take effect in October, the companies said in releases. Rakuten Bank would continue to be listed on the Tokyo...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chery announced Monday that it would offer purchase tax breaks, trade-in subsidies and auto finance discounts for some of its best-selling combustion models, as a cutthroat price war rages in the world's largest auto market. Among Chery's combustion models eligible for the new incentives effective on Monday are Tiggo 8 Pro champion edition, Tiggo 9 and Arrizo...