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Italy to test EU rules again with Veneto banks bailout

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Veneto Banca bank is seen in Venice, Italy, January 31 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo Italy’s plans to bail out two regional banks pose a tough dilemma to European regulators, who are still considering whether Monte dei Pas... More »

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Wells Fargo demotes senior executives in retail banking unit: WSJ

A Wells Fargo Bank is shown in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) has taken further steps to restructure its retail banking business, demoting some senior executives within the bank, the Wall Street... More »

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PSA agrees to buy Opel in deal valuing GM unit at 2.2 billion euros

FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows the logos of Opel and Peugeot car manufacturers at dealerships of the brands in Strasbourg, France, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo PSA Group (PEUP.PA) has agreed to buy European rival Opel from Gen... More »

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Winton CEO defends firm from Buffett criticism of fees, returns

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles before speaking with Bill Gates (not pictured), at Columbia University in New York, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton David Harding, founder of one of the world’s biggest hedge fund... More »

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Chinese investors looking to postpone closing of AC Milan deal

Chinese fans of AC Milan sing before their team’s International Champions Cup friendly match against Inter Milan in Shenzhen, China July 25, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo The Chinese buyers that committed to the acquisition of prized Italian soccer club A... More »

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LSE, Deutsche Boerse deal in jeopardy as EU set to block

A woman walks past the London Stock Exchange building in the City of London, Britain, January 16 , 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) said its proposed merger with Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1Gn.DE) was unlikely to be approved by the European... More »

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Buffett scorns tricky Wall Street accounting, but defends buybacks

FILE PHOTO – Investor Warren Buffet arrives for the premiere of the film ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ in New York, U.S. on September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Saturday attacked what he saw as tricks ... More »

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Unilever says Kraft`s shock bid to spur focus on short-term value

The company logo for Unilever is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Unilever (ULVR.L) said the shock of Kraft Heinz’s (KHC.O) opportunistic approach... More »

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Peugeot boss offers UK union reassuring words on Vauxhall plants

Carlos Tavares, Chairman of the Managing Board of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, arrives to attend a news conference to present the company’s 2016 annual results at Peugeot headquarters in Paris, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes The hea... More »

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GM demands non-compete clauses in return for Opel patents: Spiegel

FILE PHOTO – The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo General Motors (GM.N) has told PSA Group (PEUP.PA) it would only sell licenses for the manufacture of Opel cars to the French company if it agreed n... More »

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Chemchina extends tender offer for Syngenta to April 28

The logo of Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) has extended until April 28 its $43 billion tender offer for Swiss ... More »

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Wanda`s Dick Clark deal shaky, but not yet dead: sources

FILE PHOTO: Wang Jianlin, chairman of the Wanda Group, speaks during an interview in Beijing, China, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda’s proposed $1 billion purchase of Hollywood’s Dick Clark Productions Inc is ... More »

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Britain says PSA bosses wish to build on Vauxhall`s success

The logo of Peugeot is seen at a dealership of the brand in Strasbourg, France, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler Bosses at the Peugeot-maker PSA Group (PEUP.PA) have told the British government they would seek to build on the strengths of the Vauxhal... More »

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Comcast`s NBC in talks to buy 25 percent stake in Euronews: source

The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, formerly known as the GE building, in midtown Manhattan in New York July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo NBCUniversal, the U.S. media conglomerate owned by Comcast Corp (CMCSA.... More »

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Anthem sues Cigna to block deal termination

FILE PHOTO — A sign at the office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas/File Photo Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit seeking to block smaller rival Cigna Corp from terminatin... More »

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GM CEO, President at Opel HQ for talks with management

Dan Ammann (R), President of General Motors speaks during the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, U.S. in this handout photo released to Reuters July 11, 2016. Stuart Isett/Fortune Brainstorm TECH/Handout via Reuters General Motors (GM.N) Ch... More »

PSA boss to meet top German officials over Opel plans

The chief executive of Peugeot maker PSA Group (PEUP.PA), Carlos Tavares, plans to meet senior German officials in the near future to discuss the possible acquisition of General Motors’ (GM.N) European Opel division, the French carmaker said on Wednesday. More »

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Trian takes $3.5 billion stake in Procter & Gamble

FILE PHOTO – The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Procter & Gamble (PG) is seen on a tube of toothpaste in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Trian Fund Management LP disclosed a... More »

CVR settles SEC probe into disclosures tied to Icahn takeover

CVR Energy Inc will not pay a penalty over allegations that it made inadequate disclosures to investors during its unsuccessful defense against billionaire Carl Icahn’s 2012 hostile takeover, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday. More »

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Geeks venture into Goldman Sachs` world of big deals and egos

A sign is displayed in the reception of Goldman Sachs in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Technology whizzes who helped Goldman Sachs (GS.N) eliminate hundreds of trading jobs over the past few years are venturing into the bank’s ... More »

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Allergan to buy fat-fighter Zeltiq Aesthetics for $2.48 billion

FILE PHOTO – The Allergan logo is seen in this photo illustration in Singapore November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo Botox maker Allergan Plc agreed to pay $2.48 billion in cash for Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc, adding a system that it says helps people ... More »

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Drugmaker Stada confirms takeover bid from two companies

The logo of the pharmaceutical company Stada Arzneimittel AG is pictured at its headquarters in Bad Vilbel near Frankfurt March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Domanski German generic drugmaker Stada (STAGn.DE) said it has received two offers for the acquisition of the... More »

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Honda, Hitachi Automotive say to form EV motor joint venture

Honda Chief Executive Officer Takahiro Hachigo (R) and his Hitachi Automotive counterpart Hideaki Seki shake hands at a photo session after their news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Honda Motor Co Ltd and Hitachi Ltd’s aut... More »

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Toyota, Suzuki courtship intensifies as partnership talks begin

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda (L) and Suzuki Motor Chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki attend their joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) said on Mon... More »

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Electrolux buys Anova to tap into connected products growth

The Electrolux logo is seen during the IFA Electronics show in Berlin, Germany September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said on Monday it was buying precision cooker maker Anova in the United States as it ... More »

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Vodafone says in Indian merger talks with Idea Cellular

A man speaks on his mobile phone next to a Vodafone advertisement in Kolkata, India, September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri Vodafone (VOD.L) said on Monday it was in talks to merge its Indian operations with rival Idea Cellular (IDEA.NS) in an all-shar... More »

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Luxottica and Essilor confirm plans to merge companies

Lens producers Essilor’ s logo is seen in an optician shop in Paris, France, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer Italy’s Luxottica (LUX.MI) and France’s Essilor (ESSI.PA) confirmed on Monday plans to agree on a merger worth some 46 billion euros ($48.83 b... More »

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Asia`s oldest stock exchange BSE may raise $182 million in IPO

People walk out of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files Indian stock exchange BSE Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) of shares next week may raise as much as 12.43 billion rupees ($182 million... More »

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Alibaba leads $2.6 billion bid for Chinese retailer Intime

A logo of Alibaba Group is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer/File photo China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) is leading a $2.6 billion bid to privatize Intime Retail Group Co Ltd (1833.... More »

Writedown fears send Toshiba shares down 20 pct, hit daily limit

Pedestrians walk past a logo of Toshiba Corp outside an electronics retailer in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Shares in chips-to-construction group Toshiba Corp tumbled 20 percent on Wednesday, hitting the Tokyo exchange’s dail... More »

Abbott gets U.S. antitrust approval to buy St. Jude Medical

Traders gather at the booth that trades Abbott Laboratories on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N) has won U.S. antitrust approval for its proposed $25 billion acq... More »

Hopes rise that high-risk lending curbs will ease under Trump

People sit outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the morning commute in New York City, U.S., September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid – US leveraged lending guidelines could ease if a Wall Street-friendly Trump administration tells regulators t... More »

Tax accounting software firm Avalara prepares IPO: sources

U.S. tax accounting software company Avalara Inc has interviewed banks to help prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) that could come in 2017 and value the company at roughly $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. More »

France`s Amundi to buy Pioneer from UniCredit for $3.75 billion

The Amundi company logo is seen at their headquarters in Paris, France, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer French fund management company Amundi (AMUN.PA) is to buy asset manager Pioneer from Italian bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) for 3.55 billion euros ($3.7... More »

Murdoch`s Twenty-First Century Fox bids $14 billion for UK`s Sky

The flag of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc is seen waving at the company headquarters in the Manhattan borough in New York June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) has struck a preliminary deal to... More »

Baker Hughes shares set to rise on GE deal: Barron`s

The ticker and logo for General Electric Co. is displayed on a screen at the post where it’s traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Shares of oilfield services company Baker Hug... More »

UniCredit, SocGen decline to comment on merger rumor

The headquarters of UniCredit bank is seen in Milan, Italy, in this February 8, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini UniCredit (CRDI.MI) and Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) declined to comment on talk of a possible merger between them after their shares rose... More »

Deutsche Bank`s sale of stake in Hua Xia gets watchdog`s nod

The logo of Germany’s largest business bank, Deutsche Bank is seen in front of one of the bank’s office buildings in Frankfurt, Germany, October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Deutsche Bank’s (DBKGn.DE) sale of a 20 percent stake in Chinese peer Hua Xia (60... More »

Agrium and Potash Corp to merge

Chris McKay, PotashCorp load-out supervisor at the Cory Mine, examines potash inside one of the storage facilities near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan October 10, 2013. REUTERS/David Stobbe Canada’s Agrium Inc (AGU.TO) and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc (POT.TO) sai... More »

Sanofi, Google parent in $500 million diabetes joint venture

A logo is seen in front of the entrance at the headquarters French drugmaker Sanofi in Paris October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo French drugmaker Sanofi and Google owner Alphabet’s life sciences firm Verily are to invest about $500 million ... More »

After buying SABMiller, AB InBev could see more deals

Beer flows from a bottle of Stella Artois into a glass in this picture illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Once Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) seals its 79 billion pound ($104.8 billion) takeover of rival ... More »

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File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company’s shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to buy the pay-TV busi... More »

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The new logo for DISH is seen on the podium before a news event to promote the company’s new logo, products and services at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Tribune Media Co chose to take off its televisi... More »