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For shareholders waiting for South African wine and spirits company Distell to deliver higher returns on their investments, 2020 was a year to forget.

The norm-shattering entrepreneur announced on Tuesday he had left California after a heated squabble earlier this year with local authorities, who ordered one of his auto factories closed to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don't comply with a new antitracking measure, a company executive and regulators said Tuesday.

When EU leaders gather this week for their last summit of the Donald Trump era, expect fulsome declarations of hope for a renewed transatlantic alliance under Joe Biden, but rather less to be said about a sudden end to Trump's trade war.

Tesla is looking to raise up to $5 billion in capital through a stock offering as the electrical vehicle and solar panel maker seeks to take advantage of strong demand for its products.

Hyundai Motor Co is planning to recall a total of 50,864 Kona electric cars and Nexo fuel cell vehicles in South Korea due to faulty electronic braking systems, the transport ministry said.

T.Y. Hilton waited 11 games to catch his first touchdown pass from Philip Rivers.

Airbus delivered 64 aircraft in October, bringing the total so far this year to 477, the planemaker said on Monday.

Stocks on global indexes mostly eased on Monday as worries increased over the economy because of increased restrictions due to COVID19, while sterling slumped as Britain and the European Union made a lastditch attempt to strike a trade deal.

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military.

Christmas tree farms in Australia are already shutting up shop this year, as pandemicweary consumers eager for some festive joy spurn plastic versions and seek out fresh pine trees to spruce up their homes.

Hyundai Motor Co is recalling 129,000 U.S. vehicles for an engine issue that can increase the risk of a fire, U.S. regulators said Friday.

Palm oil demand may be restrained next year, as supply shortages triggered by unfavourable weather, infrastructure issues and the COVID19 pandemic push prices up further, analysts told a virtual palm oil conference on Thursday.

Walmart Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $700 million on bonuses as the retailer compensates its U.S. employees for helping meet a surge in demand for essential goods during the COVID19 crisis.

The rush by U.Slisted Chinese companies to secure a secondary listing in Hong Kong or China is only set to intensify as the United States readies a new law allowing it to kick firms off its exchanges if they do not comply with U.S. auditing rules.