• Cisco has reportedly offered to buy Splunk for more than $20B, according to the WSJ.
  • Apple has decided to raise employee pay at its U.S. Apple stores by 2 percent to 10 percent, Bloomberg reported Friday night.
  • Clariant has opened an accounting investigation due to suspected irregularities for the year 2020 and the first half of 2021, after internal whistleblower reports. The publication of results is delayed.
  • ConocoPhillips plans to sell $1B in assets in the Permian area.
  • Global chip sales in 2021 hit a record $555.9 billion, up 26.2% year-over-year, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), an industry federation, announced Monday, forecasting another 8.8% increase this year.
  • Australian casino operator Crown Resorts said Monday it has accepted Blackstone's new $6.3 billion takeover offer, which is 10.5 percent higher than the U.S. private equity firm's first proposal.
  • Intel launches blockchain chip to tap into cryptocurrency boom.
  • Lockheed Martin ends $4.4B deal to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne.
  • Teslasold 59,845 electric vehicles produced at its Shanghai plant in January, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the industry's Chinese federation, announced Monday.
  • Pfizer's anti-Covid pill approved in China. 
  • D'Ieteren  enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire Parts Holding Europe.
  • Oil giant D'Ieteren  has transferred 4% of its shares to the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
  • D'Ieteren takes over the De-Luxe Food Services joint venture in Malaysia.
  • Advanced Micro Devices shares lost 10% Friday after the CFO announced a stock sale. 

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