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Britain's John Lewis Partnership lifted its annual profit forecast, saying trading held up better than it expected during the Christmas period, indicating the strength of its Waitrose supermarket chain and online offering during lockdowns.

The independent directors of Malaysian palm oil giant FGV Holdings urged investors on Friday to reject a takeover bid by top shareholder Felda, saying its offer price was unfair, though an external adviser called it reasonable.

South Africa's Mr Price on Friday posted a 5.8% rise in third-quarter retail sales, supported by COVID-19 relief packages and demand for household items as people worked from home during the health crisis.

Taiwan's Globalwafers raised its takeover offer for Germany's Siltronic to 4.2 billion euros ($5.1 billion) on Friday as it seeks to win over more shareholders in its bid to create a leading player in the global wafer industry.

Taiwan is under no illusions it can quickly sign a long hoped for free trade deal with the United States but feels when the time is right "success will flow naturally", the island's chief trade negotiator said on Friday.

Copper prices declined on Friday, hit by demand concerns over growing numbers of coronavirus cases in top user China ahead of the traditionally slow Lunar New Year holiday season next month.

Copper prices are likely to rise further after pushing above $8,000 a tonne this month, supported by China's strong economy and government stimulus efforts after the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of Hong Kong-listed MMG Ltd said on Friday.

The non-interested directors of Malaysian palm oil giant FGV Holdings have recommended that shareholders reject an unconditional mandatory takeover offer by state-owned Felda, the firm said on Friday.

Indonesia's air accident investigator is probing whether a problem with the autothrottle system, that controls engine power automatically, contributed to the Sriwijaya Air crash on Jan. 9 that killed all 62 people on board, an official said on Friday.

Copper prices fell on Friday on worries that demand from top consumer China will be dampened due to the country's rising coronavirus cases that could trigger further restrictions.

U.S. grain and oilseed producers cheered when the United States signed the Phase 1 trade deal with China a year ago, as it suggested one of their most crucial customers would be back in the American market in a bigger way than ever before.

A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry insiders say, a fresh blow to the world's largest pork producer, still recovering from a devastating epidemic of the virus.

Brazilian agricultural firm Andre Maggi Participacoes SA (Amaggi) on Thursday priced a $750 million green bond with proceeds earmarked for clean energy projects and responsible grain origination.

Meatpacker JBS USA and chicken company Pilgrim's Pride Corp said on Thursday they will pay $100 to U.S. employees who voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Irving Oil is reducing its contract and plant workforce at Canada's largest oil refinery due to challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the company said on Thursday.

United Airlines expects profit margins from its international business to recover more quickly and strongly than those from domestic flying once borders reopen, a policy it is actively lobbying the new U.S. government to pursue, executives said on Thursday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Sinclair Oil Corporation waivers that exempt both its refineries in Wyoming from biofuel blending requirements for the 2019 compliance year, two sources familiar with the matter said, making it the only company to have received exemptions for that year so far.

Munich-based luxury fashion platform Mytheresa has raised $406.8 million in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), valuing the e-commerce site at a higher than expected $2.2 billion.

KLM said it would cut an additional 1,000 jobs in 2021 and warned on Thursday that government plans to require all passengers and crew to pass a COVID-19 test before flying to the Netherlands would ground its long-haul flights.

U.S. presidential transitions have all the elements of a great news story: people, drama, timeliness, conflict and consequences. But energy systems are mostly shaped by slower moving, impersonal, structural forces.