• EssilorLuxottica acquires Walman in the United States.
  • Microsoft is now in exclusive negotiations to buy Discord on the basis of a $10 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  • The Fed will lift restrictions on dividend payments by banks.
  • Allianz is in pole position to buy Aviva's Polish subsidiary for $2.9 billion, according to Bloomberg.
  • Moody's raised Tesla's credit rating to Ba3 from B2 with a positive outlook.
  • The CDP consortium is expected to raise its offer to Atlantia for Autostrade to €9.5 billion, according to Il Messaggero.
  • Burberry becomes the first luxury brand to suffer retaliatory measures because of its position on Xinjiang.
  • Xiaomi will produce electric vehicles.
  • Sika buys a DriTac subsidiary in the US.
  • ABB Ltd plans giant $4.3bn share buyback starting in April.
  • Straumann invests 170 million to strengthen its presence in China.
  • Greensill files for bankruptcy protection in New York.
  • Robinhood is rumored to be seeking user participation in its IPO.
  • Apollo is considering selling McGraw-Hill Education for $6 billion, according to Bloomberg.