WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday gave the green light for the extradition to Japan of an American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee that country while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. Read
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders next week to call for action to ensure equal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and to prevent future pandemics, his office said on Saturday. Read More
German chemical company Lanxess on Saturday said it signed a deal to acquire U.S.-based specialty chemicals company Emerald Kalama Chemical for an enterprise value of about $1.08 billion. Read More
The chief executives of Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc are in talks with House of Representatives lawmakers to testify at a hearing as early as next month, Politico reported https://politi.co/2Zcuwf8 on Friday, citing people familiar with the plans. Read More
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an in-depth probe into Nvidia Corp's agreement to acquire Arm Ltd, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a source. Read More
The YouTube streamer known as Roaring Kitty, who helped drive a surge of interest in GameStop Corp , will testify before a House panel on Thursday alongside top hedge fund managers. Read More
BERLIN -- Higher taxes should by the end of this year push inflation in Germany to well beyond the European Central Bank's target of below but close to 2%, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in remarks published on Friday. Read More
Gold eased on Friday as the dollar and Read More
A U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a proposal to give airlines another $14 billion in payroll assistance as part of a broader COVID-19 relief package that is working its way through Congress. Read More
CANBERRA -- U.S. corn futures edged higher on Friday, but were poised to record weekly losses of 1% as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's corn stock outlook came in higher than expected. Read More