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* Keeps guidance which notably factors in U.S. tariff risks (Recasts with CEO interview, adds CFO comments, shares)

A Brazilian court has accepted a bankruptcy protection request filed by renewable energy firm Renova Energia SA, the company said in a securities filing late Wednesday.

Qatari company Baladna, which has built a dairy business in the desert following a trade embargo by Saudi Arabia and its allies, will launch an initial public offering this month that could raise 1.426 billion riyals ($392 million).

Italy's highest court cancelled a ruling sentencing Giovanni Berneschi, former chairman of Genoa-based bank Banca Carige, to eight years and seven months in jail for criminal association and money laundering.

* Domestic franchisee row drags on (Adds details from separate statement)

For long-shot moderates trying to compete for the Democratic presidential nomination, this week’s debate in Ohio marked a significant shift in strategy.

Singapore's shares fell on Thursday after the city-state reported dismal export figures, while most Southeast Asian stock markets slipped as investors awaited more details on the first phase of the Sino-U.S. trade deal. China's commerce ministry said that the country hoped to reach a phased...

Swiss federal prosecutors have found oil trading firm Gunvor Group criminally liable for corruption in Congo Republic and Ivory Coast, ordering it to pay almost 94 million Swiss francs ($94.8 million), the Swiss Attorney General's Office said on Thursday.

Chancellor’s policies greeted with caution on US trip over public finances and Brexit

* AG says Malaysia has strong case, very confident of winning (Adds details)