Yahoo is close to investing millions of dollars in mobile messaging service Snapchat, which may value the start-up at about $10bn (£6.2bn), according to reports.
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Standard Chartered has agreed to pay $300m (£180m) to New York's top banking regulator for failing to improve money laundering controls.
Asian markets enjoyed a mixed trading session at the start of the week, oscillating between gains and losses as the latest relief rally comes under pressure.