HONG KONG (Reuters) - Vague provisions in Hong Kong's new national security law around state secrets and links to foreign entities have put on edge many global businesses in the financial hub, with some consultants and hedge funds updating contingency plans and seeking legal advice in a bid to counter this political risk. Several corporations, worried about data security, are...

March 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday: ** U.S. fund Elliott is in exclusive talks to combine its Italian bad loan business with doValue, a rival loan manager whose main shareholders are Japan's Softbank Group ( SFTBF ) and Bain Capital Credit, doValue said . ** Logistics real estate...

06:08 AM EDT, 03/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) is facing a lawsuit over its alleged violation of US antitrust laws in restricting its rivals' access to the iPhone's hardware and software features, Bloomberg News reported late Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Sources told Bloomberg that the US Justice Department could file the lawsuit in federal...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday is set to become the latest American regulator to propose new policies for mergers among banks amid the instability that continues to rattle midsize lenders. The FDIC's board of directors, comprising Democratic and Republican officials, is due to convene at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) to discuss the proposal, details...