TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Seven & i Holdings said on Monday that talks have begun with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) over a store sale plan that would set the stage for ACT’s $47 billion takeover bid. Last week, the 7-Eleven convenience store operator named Stephen Dacus as its new CEO to lead a recovery and respond…
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Police will be out in force, and subway stations and at least one school will be closed over safety concerns when South Korea’s Constitutional Court rules whether to oust or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon’s political fate hangs in the balance after his short-lived martial law decree…
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors will pursue President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conviction for insurrection despite a court decision ordering the release of the impeached leader from prison, the head of the prosecutors’ office said on Monday. Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said he respected the weekend court ruling but did not agree…
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar began Monday on a weak note after significant losses last week due to a potentially weakening U.S. labour market, while concerns over a global trade war led investors to safe havens, lifting the yen and the Swiss franc. Markets have been fixated on simmering trade tensions across…
