Singapore's DBS in Advanced Talks to Buy SocGen's Asia Private Banking Arm
Deal would make DBS Asia's sixth or seventh largest private bank.
Chinese Investors Shy Away From IPOs Over Concerns of Overvaluation
Benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has lost $571bn of market value over four years.
GlaxoSmithKline Wins Retrial in Abbott Labs AIDS Drug Pricing Case
US federal appeals court orders retrial over gay juror's ouster.
Pakistan Bans Gold Imports to Check Smuggling into Neighbouring India
Pakistan's Finance Ministry says ban will last for 30 days.
America's Shale Oil Boom May Boost Demand For US Treasuries
Yields on 10-year treasuries may climb to 3.45% in 2014.
Oil Futures Drop on Prospect of Slowing Fuel Demand in China
Forthcoming China PMI data may highlight slowing factory activity.
Unilever's 2013 Turnover Down 3% on Foreign Exchange Rates and Divestments
Underlying sales rose 4.3% for the year and 4.1% in the fourth quarter.
Bank of Finland Labels Bitcoin As Commodity After Failing Money Test
Finns can legally use the virtual currency to transact.
Toyota May Kill Thailand Investment Plans if Political Crisis Lingers
Toyota plans to invest up to 20bn baht ($609m) in Thailand.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Expands Financial Crimes Unit
Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau to target bad actors in financial industry.
Tepco Probes Cause of New Radioactive Water Leak at Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Site
Highly radioactive water detected inside the No. 3 reactor building.
AB InBev Seeks to Buy Back South Korea's Oriental Brewery for $4.5bn
Prior agreement lets KKR sell OB back to AB InBev for around 11 times EBITDA.
Global Oil Futures Mixed Despite Upbeat Opec Outlook Data
Opec forecasts global oil demand will increase to 90.91 million bpd in 2014.
Gold Prices To Rise on Improving Technicals and Asia Demand
Chinese shoppers likely to buy more gold ahead of Chinese New Year at month's end.
Venezuela Tasks Army General With Controlling Spiralling Inflation
Brigadier General Rodolfo Marco Torres to head Venezuela's finance ministry.
JPMorgan Sees Weaker Asian Currencies on China and Japan Woes
China's rising borrowing costs and weaker Japanese yen threaten regional growth.
Chinese Diaper Maker AAB Eyes Hong Kong Flotation as One-Child Policy is Relaxed
AAB hopes to raise $300m on Hong Kong Stock Exchange by June 2014.
F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Steps Down Ahead of German Bribery Trial
Ecclestone's Munich trial expected to start in April 2014.
Singapore's Super Group is Attractive Instant-Coffee Acquisition Target in Asia
Japan's Kirin, Suntory and Asahi likely suitors for Singapore-listed Super Group.
Silicon Valley VC Thinks Single Bitcoin Could be Worth $100,000
Chris Dixon of Andressen Horowitz says bitcoin can be leading means of making payments on internet.
UK House Price Rise Expectations Strike 14-year High in December: RICS
Number of homes sold per chartered surveyor in December at highest since March 2008.
China Asks IMF to Grant Greater Powers to Emerging Market Economies
IMF power structure dates back to organisation's founding in 1944.
Hong Kong Hedge Funds Azentus Capital and Myriad Have Their Best Year
European, American, Japanese and Chinese bets boost returns.
China's December Lending and Money Supply Growth Miss Forecasts
Chinese banks dole out 482.5bn yuan ($79.9bn) worth of new yuan loans in December.
60,000 Workers to Sue Silicon Valley Firms Over Anti-Poaching 'Conspiracy'
Google, Apple, Adobe, Intel accused of suppressing pay by agreeing not to poach staff.
Fonterra Recalls Fresh Cream in New Zealand Over E.Coli Contamination
Second food-safety scare at Fonterra Cooperative in six months.
Mexican Authorities Suspect ArcelorMittal Executive Virgilio Camacho Killed by Drug Cartel
Virgilio Camacho's attempts to stop illegal iron ore mining probably cost him his life.
China's Shrinking Wetlands Add Pressure to Water Shortages
Wetlands across an area larger than the Netherlands have vanished since 2003.
US Profits Could Surge in 2014 If Economic Recovery Gathers Speed
30 US firms including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and GE report earnings this week.
Walmart International's Finance Chief Cathy Smith Quits
Walmart US CFO Brett Biggs to replace Smith.
