Lego Profit Boosted by Asia -- Update

Danish toy maker Lego outpaced the growth for building sets in the wider U.S. toy market, booking a 31% jump in first-half profit and a 23% rise in revenue. (published 0523 GMT)

 
 
Briscoe Group Has No Plans to Increase Offer Price for Kathmandu

Briscoe Group Ltd. said it has no plans to increase the offer price for outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. . (published 0504 GMT)

 
 
Lawyer In Visa-MasterCard Antitrust Pact Got Confidential Information From Rival -- Update

A lawyer who is at the center of a controversy surrounding a record-setting $6 billion antitrust settlement acknowledged that she received confidential information from a rival lawyer to advise her client, according to a court filing late Tuesday. (published 0253 GMT)

 
 
Intel Overhauls Chips in Bid to Revive PC Sales

Intel Corp. is overhauling its flagship line of computer chips, in a high-stakes bid to revive personal-computer sales. (published 0100 GMT)

 
 
Former Hanlong Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

A Chinese financier extradited to Australia last year on insider-trading charges has pleaded guilty, the country's securities regulator said. (published 0425 GMT)

 
 
Chinese Brokerages Commit to Return Swaps Business With China Securities Finance

A host of Hong Kong-listed Chinese brokerages said in statements after trading hours Tuesday that they had committed to conducting return swaps business with China Securities Finance Corp. Ltd. to support the nation's markets. (published 0100 GMT)

 
 
Xurpas Buys 51% Stake in Globe Unit for PHP900 Mln

Xurpas Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy a 51% stake in Yondu Inc., a wholly owned mobile content developer and service provider unit of Globe Telecom Inc., for 900 million pesos . (published 0141 GMT)

 
 
CapitaLand's The Ascott to Manage Properties in Malaysia, Indonesia

CapitaLand Ltd. Wednesday said its serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Ltd, has won new contracts to manage over 850 units in four growing Asian markets. (published 0133 GMT)

 
 
HeartWare to Buy Valtech Cardio -- Update

HeartWare International Inc. has reached an agreement to buy Valtech Cardio Ltd. in an all-stock deal that would allow HeartWare to treat heart-disease patients earlier in the disease cycle. (published 0041 GMT)

 
 
Jiangnan Group 1H Net Profit up 16.3% at CNY288.2 Mln

Jiangnan Group Ltd., which sells copper and wires in China, said before trading hours Wednesday that its first-half net profit rose 16.3% compared with a year earlier to 288.2 million yuan . (published 0027 GMT)

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