(Reuters) -China will extend anti-dumping duties on grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel imported from Japan, South Korea, and the European Union, the country's ministry of commerce said on Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Blackstone Inc, the world's largest alternative asset manager, posted an 86% surge in second-quarter distributable earnings on Thursday but warned that the asset sales fueling this growth would slow down amid the economic downturn.

Talks between shipyard contract workers and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering <042660.KS) (DSME) resumed on Friday to resolve a strike that has hurt South Korea's third-largest shipbuilder and led to delays in delivery of vessels.

MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) -Spain's Opdenergy reached a valuation of 703 million euros ($716 million) in its initial public offering after marketing the deal at the lowest end of its original range, the company said in statement on Thursday.

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) said on Friday it will team up with the New York Stock Exchange for dual listing of companies on both the bourses, allowing investors to tap overseas investment opportunities on the two major exchanges.

T-Mobile US Inc said on Thursday it was working with Apple Inc to offer a mobile phone plan that will include subsidized iPhones and a suite of paid services from Apple aimed at small-business owners.