ZURICH ChemChina [CNCC.UL] has won around 82 percent support from Syngenta shareholders for its $43 billion takeover of the Swiss pesticides and seeds group, China's biggest foreign acquisition to date, the two companies said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), the U.S. luxury electric car maker, said on Sunday first-quarter vehicle deliveries jumped 69 percent from a year ago to a quarterly record of 25,000 vehicles, bouncing back from delays in the previous quarter.The company
TOKYO McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) has put on hold plans to sell shares in its Japan unit, which recently returned to profit for the first time in three years after a series of food scandals shook consumer confidence in the chain.The
MUNICH, Germany Linde's (LING.DE) works council chief will vote against the German industrial gases group's planned $65 billion merger with U.S. rival Praxair (PX.N) when it comes up for approval by the supervisory board, he told Reuters on Thursday.