Higher costs had the biggest impact on Asian businesses in 2023, even as they grappled with a global slowdown and rising interest rates, a survey by UOB showed.
Mining giant BHP Group on Thursday said it had made an all-share takeover offer for rival Anglo American, valuing the company at £31.1 billion ($38.9 billion).
Barclays on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of £1.55 billion ($1.93 billion), beating expectations and returning the British lender to profit amid a major strategic overhaul.