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Hedge fund Third Point calls on Sony to spin off semiconductor unit

(Reuters) – Daniel Loeb’s activist hedge fund Third Point LLC called on Sony Corp on Thursday to spin off its semiconductor business and sell off stakes in Sony Financial and other units, in order to position itself as a leading global entertainment company. T... More »

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Ocado sows $22 million ‘vertical farming’ seed to diversify

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Ocado is plowing 17 million pounds ($22 million) into the emerging “vertical farming” industry, further diversifying the online grocer and technology group’s business. Vertical farming involves producing food indoors, with crops gr... More »

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Nissan sees conflict of interest if Renault director joins reform…

PARIS (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co believes that attempts by Renault SA to place one of its directors on Nissan’s planned governance reform committees may lead to a conflict of interest, a source with knowledge of the issue told Reuters on Monday. Renault, whic... More »

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UBS looks to Sumitomo Mitsui tie-up to crack Japanese wealth

ZURICH/TOKYO (Reuters) – UBS signed a joint venture deal with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust on Friday, aiming to crack a Japanese wealth management market where it has struggled to grow over the last 15 years. The deal, signed by the banks’ CEOs in Zurich, will create... More »

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Infineon to buy Cypress Semiconductors in 9 billion euro deal

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Infineon has agreed to buy Cypress Semiconductors in a deal valuing the U.S. maker of microchips used in cars and electronic devices at 9 billion euros ($10.1 billion), including debt, the German company said on Monday. The cash offer of ... More »

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Fiat Chrysler makes merger offer to Renault

MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler has made a “transformative” all-share merger proposal to French rival Renault, the Italian-American carmaker said on Monday, in a deal to create a new third-ranked global manufacturer. The FCA proposal, finalised in overni... More »

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Carmakers FCA and Renault to go public on tie-up talks

MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler and Renault are set to confirm tie-up talks on Monday, with the board of the French carmaker called to an early morning meeting to discuss the situation. It comes after news broke over the weekend that two of the world’s l... More »

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Fiat Chrysler’s Italian headaches show challenges of global tie-up

TURIN, Italy/LONDON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler has been angling for a combination with another automaker for years, and its latest attempt – for a global tie-up with France’s Renault – could address some of the main weaknesses of both companies, sources say. Bu... More »

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Infineon suspends shipments to Huawei: Nikkei

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German chipmaker Infineon has suspended shipments to Huawei Technologies, in a sign that Washington’s crackdown on the Chinese tech company is beginning to hamper its supplies beyond the United States, Nikkei Asian Review reported on Mond... More »

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Japan Display says bailout from Chinese group to be delayed

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Display Inc said on Monday that a planned investment of up to 80 billion yen ($729.33 million) from a Chinese-Taiwanese group will be delayed as the investor group wants to reassess the ailing display maker’s business. The investment is... More »

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Exclusive: Advent readies new $2.2 billion Latam private equity…

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Advent International Corp is preparing to launch a $2.2 billion fund to invest in Latin American companies, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The fund launched in coming days will be Advent’s s... More »

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Bank mergers key to stronger euro zone: French finance minister

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Mergers in Europe’s fragmented banking sector are necessary to make the sector more resilient as the euro zone seeks to protect itself from future crises, France’s finance minister told Reuters in an interview. Bruno Le Maire, who joined ... More »

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Saudi venture fund STV says Uber deal with Careem to help Mideast…

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Technology Ventures (STV) said on Tuesday Uber’s deal with Careem will help the Middle East ride hailing firm expand its customer base even further and continue to develop the regional economy. STV is a Careem investor and participated ... More »

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Private equity-led consortium to buy Inmarsat for $3.4 billion cash

(Reuters) – A private equity-led consortium on Monday agreed to buy British satellite operator Inmarsat for about $3.4 billion in cash, six months after Inmarsat rebuffed a slightly lower cash and stock bid from U.S. satellite group EchoStar. The consortium in... More »

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Sports Direct opposes any Debenhams plan that wipes out equity

LONDON (Reuters) – British sportswear group Sports Direct said any restructuring option pursued by Debenhams that could result in no equity value for the department store group’s shareholders “is not a workable solution”. Debenhams said on Friday it was seekin... More »

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Uber could announce $3 billion deal with Careem early this week:…

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc is set to offer over $3 billion to buy Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters. Uber’s offer could be unveiled during the early part of this week, a third source added. Uber will p... More »

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UPS eyes in-home health services with U.S. vaccine project

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – United Parcel Service Inc wants to get beyond U.S. doorsteps with a new push into healthcare. The world’s largest package delivery firm is preparing to test a U.S. service that dispatches nurses to vaccinate adults in their homes, Reuters has... More »

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With eye on Deutsche-Commerzbank, EU sends too big to fail warning

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone banking watchdogs said banks planning mergers should make sure they could be wound down in a crisis, a warning likely to resonate with executives seeking to merge German giants Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. The two lenders confi... More »

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Walmart Japan’s new CEO: Seiyu ‘absolutely’ not for sale

TOKYO (Reuters) – The newly appointed chief executive of Walmart Inc’s Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu on Monday denied the business was up for sale, following reports last year that the U.S. retail giant was looking for a buyer. “I’m not here to sell a busin... More »

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Japan court blocks ex-Nissan boss Ghosn from attending board…

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Tokyo court on Monday denied ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s request to attend a board meeting this week, broadcaster NHK reported, blocking what would have been a dramatic face off with the colleagues he has accused of fomenting a coup. ... More »

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Nvidia nears deal to acquire Mellanox Technologies: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chipmaker Nvidia Corp is nearing a deal to acquire peer Mellanox Technologies Ltd for more than $7 billion in cash, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The deal would be Nvidia’s biggest-ever acquisition and boost its busines... More »

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Nvidia offers bid for Israeli chip firm Mellanox: report

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp has submitted an offer to buy Israeli chip designer Mellanox, the Calcalist financial news website said on Sunday. Nvidia is competing for Mellanox with Intel Corp, which has already offered $6 billion for the Israeli company, ... More »

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Tencent, Kakao among shortlisted bidders for South Korean gaming…

SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent and South Korea’s biggest chat operator Kakao Corp are among five bidders shortlisted to buy South Korean gaming firm Nexon, the Korea Economic Daily newspaper reported on Monday. The newspaper said NXC Corp, the ho... More »

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Hyundai Mobis to spend $2.3 billion on shareholder returns, name…

SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd, an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co, on Tuesday announced a plan to offer shareholder returns worth 2.6 trillion won ($2.32 billion) over the next three years and to appoint group heir apparent Euisun Chung as ch... More »

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Australia’s TPG to take $163 million in writedowns after halts…

(Reuters) – Australia’s TPG Telecom Ltd said on Tuesday it will take A$228 million ($163 million) in writedowns in its first-half results after halting its mobile network rollout due to a ban on the use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. TPG said la... More »

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Warren Buffett says Berkshire overpaid for Kraft Heinz

(Reuters) – Warren Buffett said on Monday his Berkshire Hathaway Inc overpaid in the 2015 merger that created Kraft Heinz Co, but he had no plans to flee the struggling packaged foods company. Buffett spoke four days after Kraft Heinz took a $15.4 billion writ... More »

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Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank merger talk ‘speculation’: German…

LONDON (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday he was in talks with banks about their future and called reports of a merger of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank “speculation”. Media reports have said Germany would want a merger of its two ma... More »

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Aramco amps up in South Korea with $1.6 billion bet on refiner…

SEOUL (Reuters) – State-owned Saudi Aramco plans to invest up to $1.6 billion for a nearly 20 percent stake in South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank, expanding its foothold in one of its biggest Asian buyers of crude oil. Saudi Aramco is already the biggest sha... More »

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New dam disaster puts Vale CEO, deals and dividends under scrutiny

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – When Fabio Schvartsman took the reins of Vale SA in 2017, he suggested a motto for the world’s largest iron miner, turning the page on a tailings dam disaster that hit a small Brazilian town two years before: “Mariana, never again.” That ... More »

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France will not put off planned asset sales: finance minister

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government will not put off planned asset sales aimed at financing an innovation fund, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday. The French media has recently raised the possibility that plans to sell down stakes in ai... More »

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Lilly eyes more cancer deals, but wary of CAR-T, gene therapy

(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co remains in the hunt for cancer drugs even after announcing an $8 billion purchase of Loxo Oncology this week, but it plans to remain on the sidelines when it comes to two of the hottest areas of drug development. Lilly Chief Execut... More »

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Yankees in talks with Amazon, Sinclair to bid for Yes Network: WSJ

(Reuters) – The New York Yankees are in talks with Amazon.com Inc and Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc about a joint bid for the team’s regional sports network, Yes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The baseball t... More »

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Green Growth to launch hostile bid for pot producer Aphria

(Reuters) – U.S. cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands Ltd (GGB.CD) said on Thursday it would make a hostile takeover bid for Aphria Inc (APHA.TO) in an all-stock deal valuing the Canadian pot producer at C$2.8 billion ($2.06 billion). Several companies are lo... More »

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Innogy to put electric vehicle business into separate company

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German utility Innogy is putting its business serving the electric car industry into a standalone company, separate from its main business as an energy supplier. “This pooling of our eMobility business is our response to the current chall... More »

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Plantronics to pay $36 million to settle SEC investigation into…

(Reuters) – Headsets maker Plantronics Inc said on Wednesday it has entered an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle an investigation into Polycom Inc, which it acquired in July. Plantronics will pay $36 million to settle the inv... More »

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Zynga buys Empires & Puzzles gamemaker in largest deal to date

(This corrects paragraph 7 of December 20 story to say Zynga acquired a unit of Peak Games, and not the entire company. The error also appeared in an earlier version) By Vibhuti Sharma and Liana B. Baker (Reuters) – U.S. game software firm Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O) s... More »

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With eye on China, Germany tightens foreign investment rules

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany agreed new rules on Wednesday to lower the threshold for screening and even blocking purchases of stakes in German firms by non-Europeans, in a move to fend off unwanted takeovers by Chinese investors in strategic areas. The decision... More »

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Australian regulator says probe of tech giants spurs five…

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator says it has five investigations afoot as a result of its examination of the market power and public influence of tech giants such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. “We have five investigations under... More »

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GSK slides after buying cancer firm Tesaro for hefty $5.1 billion

LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to buy U.S. cancer specialist Tesaro for $5.1 billion, a costly investment to rebuild the pharmaceuticals business by new Chief Executive Emma Walmsley that unnerved investors. GSK has lagged rivals in recent years... More »

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Fiat Chrysler loses another executive after Marchionne illness

MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler’s (FCHA.MI) European boss has quit, adding to the problems facing new CEO Mike Manley who must deliver on promises to boost production of SUVs and catch up with rivals in electric cars. Jeep division head Manley was named on Sat... More »

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Blackstone wins EU approval to buy Thomson Reuters unit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group (BX.N) has secured EU antitrust approval to acquire a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ (TRI.TO) Financial and Risk unit, the European Commission said on Monday. The EU enforcer said it did not se... More »

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France’s Atos boosts U.S. presence with Syntel acquisition

(Reuters) – French IT services company Atos (ATOS.PA) is boosting its North American operations with a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy Michigan-based IT services provider Syntel Inc (SYNT.O). Atos’ shares traded 7 percent lower by 1020 GMT on Monday on disappoin... More »

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Verint merger talks with Israel’s NSO Group terminated: source

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Talks for U.S. software company Verint Systems to merge its security division with Israeli cyber surveillance firm NSO Group for about $1 billion have ended without a deal being reached, a source close to the negotiations said on Monday. T... More »

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PayU buys Israeli payment technology firm Zooz

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Online payment company PayU, a subsidiary of Naspers (NPNJn.J), said on Monday it agreed to acquire Israeli payment technology provider Zooz to support its expansion in high-growth markets. PayU’s statement, which confirmed an earlier repo... More »

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Detour Gold and Paulson trade barbs over hedge fund’s campaign

(Reuters) – Canadian miner Detour Gold and activist investor Paulson & Co entered into an increasingly heated public exchange on Wednesday over the hedge fund’s campaign to seek change at the company and a possible merger approach. Detour said it had asked the... More »

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Japan’s Takeda gains U.S. approval for $62 billion Shire buy

TOKYO (Reuters) – Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Tuesday said it has received U.S. approval for its $62 billion acquisition of London-listed Shire Plc, taking the Japanese firm one step closer to its goal of becoming a global top 10 drugmaker. Takeda in a pre... More »

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Fuji Xerox chief sees no breakup of Fujifilm-Xerox JV

TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of Fuji Xerox Co Ltd, the joint venture between Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T) and Xerox Corp (XRX.N), on Tuesday said an escalating dispute between the partners will not lead to the venture’s dissolution. “I’m confident a breakup w... More »

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Content-hungry bidders circle ‘Big Brother’ maker Endemol

FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Several bidders, including Liberty Global, are preparing offers for TV production company Endemol Shine, maker of classic reality show ‘Big Brother’ and the dystopian ‘Black Mirror’ dramas, before an initial deadline next week. ITV... More »

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SocGen targets German growth with Commerzbank funds deal

PARIS (Reuters) – Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) will buy Commerzbank’s (CBKG.DE) derivatives and asset management businesses in a move the French bank said will boost its Lyxor funds division and raise its profile in Germany, the euro zone’s biggest economy. Stil... More »

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U.S. fund managers zero in on software as tariffs upend tech sector

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worries that a broadening trade war between the United States and China will upend the global supply chain are prompting some U.S. fund managers to buy shares of companies they believe will shield them from such disruptions. Managers from ... More »

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Game on for Tencent-backed Paradox in M&A and mobile

(This story corrects reference to Wester as “founder” in fourth paragraph in June 29 story.) By Helena Soderpalm and Eric Auchard STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Tencent-backed strategy and simulation games publisher Paradox Interactive expects more acquisitions ... More »

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Uber to learn London license fate with judge’s ruling on Tuesday

LONDON (Reuters) – Uber will hear on Tuesday if a bid to overturn a ruling stripping it of its license to operate in London, its biggest European market, has succeeded after it said its corporate culture and practice had changed. The taxi-hailing app overhaule... More »

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Banco BPM eyes bad-loan unit sale to speed up clean-up – sources

(This version of the story corrects end-March soured loan level to 20.5 percent (not 24.6 pct) in para. 10) MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s third largest bank, Banco BPM, is looking to sell part of its debt servicing unit as it strives to meet its bad-loan reduction... More »

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Bain says will help Toshiba Memory pursue big acquisitions

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bain Capital, which led the $18 billion acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corp, said on Monday it plans to support the business in pursuing M&A in the chip industry, including potentially large deals. The world’s No. 2 maker of NAND chips is expe... More »

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Sony’s push into entertainment aims for stability, not splashiness

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp’s (6758.T) new chief executive is embracing entertainment content, but for now appears to be steering clear of direct competition with tech giants such as Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O). The company last week announced ... More »

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Blackstone sees scope for Italian deals despite political strife

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alternative asset manager Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) is still open to doing deals in Italy despite political turmoil in the euro zone country, President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Gray said on Wednesday. “Sure. It’s a function of pric... More »

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Alibaba injects pharmacy assets into healthcare unit in $1.4…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will inject some of its online pharmacy business into a listed unit in a deal valued at HK$10.6 billion ($1.35 billion), the firm said in a statement on Tuesday. Alibaba Health Information... More »

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Tencent pulls investment in content start-up after online backlash

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings, which owns China’s top social media app WeChat, has scrapped an investment of up to 30 million yuan ($4.7 million) in a content start-up that has been criticized online and by state media for its handling of copyright is... More »

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Corvex, Icahn to mull bid for oil and gas producer Energen

BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund manager Keith Meister and billionaire investor Carl Icahn said they may try to buy oil and gas producer Energen Corp (EGN.N), according to a regulatory filing made on Monday. Icahn, 82, reunited with Meister, his 45-year ... More »

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How Canada’s Brookfield snatched bargain assets amid Brazil panic

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Rampant corruption scandals and a deep recession soured many foreign investors on Brazil in recent years, but one Canadian group saw opportunity. Brookfield Asset Management Inc and its subsidiaries have made nearly a dozen major acquisit... More »

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Energy may give further impetus to U.S. small-cap stocks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. small-cap stocks look poised to extend a breakout rally, especially if oil prices advance deeper into levels last seen in 2014 to drive further gains in the small energy companies that have provided leadership in recent week, analysts... More »

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Australia’s Santos gets final sweetened $10.8 billion bid from…

(Reuters) – U.S.-based Harbour Energy made a final offer of $10.8 billion for Australia’s Santos Ltd (STO.AX) on Monday, hiking its bid for a fifth time in nine months after a steep rise in oil prices and potentially deterring any rival bids. Shares in the oil... More »

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Exclusive: HCA, KKR team up for Envision bid – sources

(Reuters) – U.S. hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA.N) and private equity firm KKR & Co (KKR.N) have joined forces to make an offer for U.S. physician services provider Envision Healthcare Corp (EVHC.N), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. T... More »

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Nestle to pay $7.15 billion to Starbucks in coffee tie-up

ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle will pay Starbucks $7.15 billion as part of a global coffee alliance in which the Swiss-based food giant is getting the rights to market the U.S. coffee company’s products around the world outside Starbucks’ coffee shops. Starbucks sa... More »

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Apple and Buffett saw value, and acted

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was not the only one to leap on a chance to buy its stock at a fat discount last quarter as Warren Buffett stepped in to scoop up an additional 75 million shares for Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) at the same time. Bet... More »

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The wit and wisdom of Warren Buffett, ‘Oracle of Omaha’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Vice Chairman Charlie Munger are answering five hours of questions from shareholders, journalists and analysts at Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. The weekend kno... More »

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Xerox says CEO, board to stay after agreement with Icahn, Deason…

(Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) said on Thursday its current board and management team, which included Chief Executive Jeff Jacobson, will stay, after a settlement agreement it had reached with dissenting shareholders to oust them expired. Xerox had said on Tue... More »

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Weinstein Co selects Lantern Capital as winning bidder

(Reuters) – Private equity firm Lantern Capital is the winning bidder for substantially all the assets of the Weinstein Company, the TV and film studio that filed for bankruptcy after co-founder Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault, the Weinstein Com... More »

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Marathon Petroleum to buy Andeavor for $23 billion

(Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp said on Monday it would buy rival Andeavor for more than $23 billion to form a company that would leapfrog Valero Energy Corp as the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. The cash-and-stock deal values Andeavor at about $152 per... More »

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AT&T court fight with U.S. Justice Department heads into closing…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and AT&T (T.N) will give closing arguments on Monday in a trial to determine if the wireless giant, owner of pay TV provider DirecTV, will be allowed to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner (TWX... More »

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T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead…

(Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat Ch... More »

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Deutsche Telekom sees T-Mobile-Sprint deal clearing anti-trust…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) CEO Tim Hoettges expressed confidence on Monday that the $26 billion takeover of Sprint Corp (S.N) by its U.S. unit T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) would clear anti-trust hurdles. Hoettges, speaking after the all-stock de... More »