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Announcements of big buyback programs in the region have been rising since 2021, "with a long runway ahead" given the trend's nascence, the firm's analysts wrote in an Oct. 25 research note. Here are some names from Jefferies' screen of companies that are set to "initiate or continue significant buybacks." Other Asian stocks that made Jefferies' list included Singapore's transport operator ComfortDelGro and Indonesian mining player United Tractors. Australian stocks featured on Jefferies list included gaming content and tech firm Aristocrat Leisure and steel manufacturer BlueScope Steel . Financial companies Jefferies' screen also included financial companies in Asia Pacific that are potentially buying back their shares.
Persons: Jefferies, Baidu, PE Reilly, Thailand's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Jefferies, MSCI, Companies, PE, China United Network Communications, Yunnan Baiyao Group, Energy, Vipshop Holdings, Foxconn Technology, South Korea, Kia, Samsung, LG Corp, United Tractors, BlueScope Steel, Financial, Thai Bank, Chartered Locations: Asia, MSCI Asia, Japan, China, Pacific, Yunnan, South Korea, Australia, South, Asia Pacific, Thai, Philippines
LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Self-driving startup Venti Technologies said on Tuesday it has raised $28.8 million in Series A funding to speed up the growth of its autonomous vehicle (AV) business for customers the logistics and supply chain industry. Investors in the funding round included LG Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of LG Corp (003550.KS) unit LG Group, and UOB Venture Management, the venture capital arm of Singapore's United Overseas Bank. Venti has been developing its self-driving for vehicles for the last three years at one of the world's largest container ports in Singapore and is already generating revenue. This year the company will deploy dozens of entirely self-driving vehicles, CEO Heidi Wyle told Reuters. Developing fully self-driving vehicles that can go everywhere has proven harder and more expensive than expected, but investors are continuing to fund startups that target simpler self-driving vehicle solutions far removed from pedestrians and other vehicles operated by humans.
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning to start using its own custom displays in its mobile devices from 2024 onwards in an attempt to bring more components in-house, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company intends to begin by swapping out the display in the highest-end Apple Watches by the end of next year. Apple plans to eventually bring these displays to other devices as well, including the iPhone, according to the report. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment, while Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), and LG Display (034220.KS) declined to comment. Bloomberg News had reported on Monday that Apple plans to replace Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) chips from its devices with an in-house design in 2025.
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