OSLO (Reuters) - Sweden's low electricity prices are likely to attract new data centers to the country this year, according to Swedish utility Vattenfall [VATN.UL], which said it is discussing deals with Silicon Valley companies and Chinese firms.

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone has agreed to pay $21.8 billion to buy Liberty Global's assets in Germany and eastern Europe to take the fight to rivals with a broader range of superfast cable TV, broadband and mobile services.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - ZTE Corp's main business operations have ceased due to a ban imposed by the U.S. government, but the Chinese firm is trying to have the ban modified or reversed, it said in exchange filings late on Wednesday.

MUMBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart Inc has agreed to pay $16 billion for a roughly 77 percent stake in Indian online shopping site Flipkart, the U.S. retailer's biggest foreign investment as it battles rival Amazon.com Inc in one of the world's biggest emerging markets.

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity-backed cyber security firm Avast [IPO-AVAS.L] is set to price its initial public offering at 250 pence a share, a bookrunner source on the deal said on Wednesday, at the bottom of a 250-270 pence price range set earlier.

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc is acquiring Indian e-commerce player Flipkart, the chief executive of one of Flipkart's biggest shareholders, SoftBank Group , said on Wednesday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Around two million diesel car owners in Germany could join legal moves in a class action to seek compensation from Volkswagen , German Justice Minister Katarina Barley said on Wednesday.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - ElringKlinger has won a contract worth several hundred million euros to supply battery systems for an all-electric solar vehicle made by start-up Sono Motors, the German automotive supplier said on Wednesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc is acquiring Indian e-commerce player Flipkart, SoftBank Group chief executive Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone has agreed to pay $21.8 billion to buy Liberty Global's assets in Germany and eastern Europe to take on rivals with a broader range of superfast cable TV, broadband and mobile services.

LONDON (Reuters) - Fuse Universal, a learning management platform which companies use to train employees on phones and computers, has raised $20 million in expansion funding from Eight Roads Ventures, Fidelity International's venture arm, the company said on Wednesday.

INGOLSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen's premium carmaker Audi will shortly present to Germany's motor authority KBA a software upgrade for the additional 60,000 cars in which emissions-related problems have been discovered, Audi's chief executive said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity-backed cyber security firm Avast [IPO-AVAS.L] reduced the expected price range for its landmark initial public offering to 250-270 pence a share on Wednesday, from an earlier range of 250-320 pence.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese internet giant Tencent will announce a cultural trade deal with Britain, including film, video games and fashion, deepening cooperation between the two countries and setting the stage for its own international expansion moves.

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone has agreed to pay $21.8 billion to buy Liberty Global's assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania to take on rivals with a broader offer of superfast cable TV, broadband and mobile.

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone Group has agreed to a nearly $23 billion deal to buy operations in four European countries from John Malone's Liberty Global, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, citing Liberty CEO Mike Fries.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing has been formally asked whether its assets, which have fallen 98 percent over the past year, are at risk of turning negative and triggering a share trading halt and possible eventual delisting.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have raided LG Group's head office as part of a probe into alleged tax evasion by family members controlling the conglomerate, the prosecutors' office said on Wednesday.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese online healthcare solutions platform WeDoctor, which is backed by tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd , said on Wednesday it had raised $500 million from several investors, valuing the firm at $5.5 billion ahead of a listing this year.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese fashion-focused e-commerce platform Meili Inc is seeking $500 million in an initial public offering targeted for the second half of this year, people with direct knowledge told Reuters.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing, the debt-laden Chinese tech firm founded by Jia Yueting, has been formally asked whether trading in its shares was at risk of suspension, showed a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese online healthcare solutions platform WeDoctor, which is backed by tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd , said on Wednesday it had raised $500 million at a valuation of $5.5 billion ahead of a listing this year.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday ordered one of the biggest management shakeups in the history of the social network, giving more responsibility to his chief product officer and launching a blockchain division.

(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc reported a fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday that beat Wall Street estimates, driven by sales of its popular sports titles "FIFA" as well as franchises like "Battlefield" and "The Sims".

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will convene a meeting on Thursday on the future of artificial intelligence in U.S. industry with major companies including Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Google parent Alphabet Inc and Oracle Corp as well as senior government officials.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.(Reuters) - Google on Tuesday showed how its virtual assistant can now call restaurants and salons to book appointments, navigating complex conversations, as the Alphabet Inc unit acknowledged that a technological onslaught was leaving users frazzled and needing a cure.

(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc forecast current-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as the video-game publisher faces rising competition from free-to-play digital games "Fortnite" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday showed off an updated virtual assistant that can call restaurants, hair salons and other businesses to check hours and make reservations, holding conversations on a user's behalf.

(Reuters) - Major technology and aerospace companies including Amazon.com Inc , Apple Inc , Intel Corp , Qualcomm Inc and Airbus SE are vying to take part in a new slate of drone tests the United States is set to announce on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday showed off an updated virtual assistant that can call restaurants, hair salons and other businesses to check hours and make reservations, holding conversations on a user's behalf.