TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Seven & i Holdings must act fast to negotiate a takeover bid from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard that has historic implications, according to a fund manager at shareholder Artisan Partners. Couche-Tard, owner of Circle-K convenience stores, last week sounded out Seven & i about a possible acquisition, a deal that would be the biggest ever overseas buyout...

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A global aluminium producer has offered Japanese buyers a premium of $185 per metric ton for October-December primary metal shipments, up 8% from the current quarter, two sources directly involved in quarterly pricing talks said on Wednesday. Japan is a major Asian importer of the metal and the premium for primary metal shipments it agrees...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's Samsung SDI said on Wednesday it has completed an agreement with General Motors ( GM ) to build a joint electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in the U.S. state of Indiana. The two companies will invest approximately $3.5 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant with an annual production capacity of 27 gigawatt hours...

NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Walmart ( WMT ) said on Tuesday it would provide marketplace sellers its services to handle transportation of their goods from Asia directly to its U.S. warehouses, as well as fulfill orders and manage returns from any e-commerce website, in a new approach to bolstering its marketplace business ahead of the holiday season. Walmart's...