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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it has finalized a $6.6 billion government subsidy for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s U.S. unit for semiconductor production in Phoenix, Arizona. The binding contract – after a preliminary agreement announced in April – is the first major award…

By Foo Yun Chee and Maggie Fick BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have asked pharma rivals and customers for feedback in four business areas in light of Novo Holdings’ planned $16.5 billion takeover of Catalent (NYSE:), people familiar with the matter said. Novo Holdings is the controlling shareholder of…

By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese technology investor SoftBank (TYO:) Group is expected to report a 287 billion yen ($1.87 billion) quarterly profit on Tuesday, boosted by successful portfolio company listings even as a stronger yen dampened foreign currency-denominated gains. Analysts are also looking out for signs of new…