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- Reuters•10 minutes ago
EU regulators to rule on $2 billion Energizer, Spectrum deal by November 27
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators will rule by Nov. 27 whether to clear U.S. battery maker Energizer Holdings' $2-billion bid for Spectrum Brands' battery and portable lighting business.
Reuters•10 minutes agoEU regulators to rule on $2 billion Energizer, Spectrum deal by Nov. 27
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators will rule by Nov. 27 whether to clear U.S. battery maker Energizer Holdings' $2-billion bid for Spectrum Brands' battery and portable lighting business.
Reuters•12 minutes agoRussian search engine Yandex says often gets offers, co-founder does not plan to sell stake
Russia's top internet search engine Yandex said on Monday it regularly receives various offers from third parties and could review its shareholder structure but co-founder and CEO Arkady Volozh has no plans to sell his controlling stake. Shares in Yandex, known as 'The Google of Russia',
- Reuters•13 minutes ago
Icahn-backed American Railcar to sell itself in $1.75 billion deal
(Reuters) - American Railcar Industries Inc , majority-owned by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, is selling itself to ITE Rail Fund in a $1.75 billion deal including debt, the company said on Monday.
Reuters•15 minutes agoSuper Micro to review hardware for malicious chips
"Despite the lack of any proof that a malicious hardware chip exists, we are undertaking a complicated and time-consuming review to further address the article," the chipmaker said in a letter to its customers dated Oct. 18. A Bloomberg report on Oct.4 cited 17 unidentified sources from intelligence
Reuters•19 minutes agoPhilip Morris stop-smoking campaign attacked as PR stunt
Marlboro cigarette maker Philip Morris International drew accusations of hypocrisy on Monday after using a four-page newspaper advertisement to urge smokers to quit cigarettes. The wraparound advertisment covering Monday's Daily Mirror tabloid is part of Philip Morris's 2 million pound ($2.61
- The Telegraph•19 minutes ago
Petra Diamonds sales rise as production ramps up
Petra Diamonds increased sales by more than a fifth in the first quarter of its financial year, as higher production, better quality stones and a weakening of the South African rand more than offset a slump in the price of the gems.
- CNBC•20 minutes ago
UK government announces plans to ban plastic straws, cotton-buds, and stirrers
Authorities want to get tough on single use plastics.
Reuters•24 minutes agoOil holds near $80 as Saudi Arabia plans output increase
Oil hovered around $80 a barrel on Monday, lifted by a diplomatic crisis between Saudi Arabia and the West, just two weeks before U.S. sanctions potentially choke off Iranian crude supplies. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told Russia's TASS news agency that his country had no intention of
- Reuters•27 minutes ago
Russian search engine Yandex says often gets offers, co-founder does not plan to sell stake
Russia's top internet search engine Yandex said on Monday it regularly receives various offers from third parties and could review its shareholder structure but co-founder and CEO Arkady Volozh has no plans to sell his controlling stake. Shares in Yandex, known as 'The Google of Russia'
Reuters•29 minutes agoTelefonica Deutschland calls for regulators to block Vodafone-Liberty deal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Telefonica Deutschland called on Monday for EU regulators to block Vodafone's planned acquisition of Liberty Global , saying it would lead to a "quasi-monopolisation" of the German cable TV market.
Reuters•31 minutes agoRyanair CEO 'wouldn't rule out' downgrade to fare forecast
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary on Monday said he would not rule out a downgrade to the low-cost carrier's forecast for average fares in the six months to March from the current estimate of a 2 percent fall.
Reuters•31 minutes agoRyanair hopes to land deals with major unions by Christmas
Ryanair hopes to reach deals with all of its major unions by Christmas, its chief executive said on Monday, in a sign an end may be in sight to disruptions which have hit its profit and shares. "Given the adverse environment that's out there for airlines and the number of job losses being
Reuters•32 minutes agoKKR's Calsonic buys Fiat Chrysler parts firm Magneti Marelli for $7.1 billion
TOKYO/MILAN (Reuters) - Japan's Calsonic Kansei, owned by U.S. private equity firm KKR , has agreed to buy Fiat Chrysler's Magneti Marelli for 6.2 billion euros ($7.1 billion) to form the seventh-largest independent car parts supplier. The first big deal by FCA's newly-appointed chief executive
Reuters•32 minutes agoKKR's Calsonic buys Fiat Chrysler parts firm Magneti Marelli for $7.1 billion
TOKYO/MILAN (Reuters) - Japan's Calsonic Kansei, owned by U.S. private equity firm KKR, has agreed to buy Fiat Chrysler's Magneti Marelli for 6.2 billion euros ($7.1 billion) to form the seventh-largest independent car parts supplier. The first big deal by FCA's newly-appointed chief executive
Reuters•33 minutes agoChina drops ban on rapeseed meal from India
BEIJING/MUMBAI (Reuters) - China has dropped a years-long ban on rapeseed meal imports from India as the government seeks to diversify sources of protein used in animal feed, the customs administration said on Monday. Rapeseed meal shipments from India can resume from Monday if they meet certain inspection
Reuters•34 minutes agoGold prices dip as rallying stocks boost risk appetite
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Gold fell on Monday, retreating from last week's 2-1/2 month peak as rallying global stock markets pointed to improved investor appetite for risk.
- Reuters•37 minutes ago
Belgium chooses Lockheed's F-35 to replace F-16 jets -Belga
Belgium has chosen Lockheed-Martin's F-35 jets rather than the Eurofighter Typhoon as a replacement for its ageing F-16s, Belgian national news agency Belga said, citing government sources. The country has been deliberating for months over a multibillion-dollar purchase of 34 new fighter jets,
- Reuters•38 minutes ago
Four of six Bank of Israel members vote to leave key rate 0.1 percent -minutes
Four of the six rate setters at Israel's central bank voted to keep the benchmark interest rate at 0.1 percent on Oct. 8, where it's been for more than three years, minutes of the discussions showed on Monday. "The committee assesses that in any one of the coming interest rate decisions
Associated Press•39 minutes agoWorld stocks push past growth worries in China, Italy
World markets rose on Monday, brushing off potential concerns about slower growth in China and a downgrade in Italy's credit rating over its plans to ramp up public spending. KEEPING SCORE: Germany's DAX added 0.6 percent to 11,624 and France's CAC-40 was 0.4 percent higher at 5,102. Britain
- The Edge Singapore•39 minutes ago
MapletreeLog declares 3.8% higher 2Q DPU of 1.958 cents on organic growth
SINGAPORE (Oct 22): The manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) announced 2Q19 amount distributable to unitholders rose 32.5% year-on-year to $63.9 million while DPU grew 3.8% to 1.958 cents, on an enlarged unit base. Mapletree Logistics Trust Management says the robust growth in revenue and NPI
- Reuters•39 minutes ago
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg plans to retire in 3-5 years - Bloomberg
Glasenberg has started training three to four people to succeed him in the job, but did not disclose the shortlist of candidates, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Glasenberg, who is also the company's second-largest shareholder with a 8.56-percent stake, according to Refinitiv
AFP News•42 minutes agoEuropean stocks climb as Italy responds to EU
European stock markets climbed Monday, helped by solid gains on the Milan index as investors looked beyond a credit downgrade for Italy, which has told Brussels it will stick to a controversial budget. The dollar rose against major rivals, while oil prices edged higher, as investors tracked geopolitical
Reuters•42 minutes agoBelgium chooses Lockheed's F-35 to replace F-16 jets - Belga
Belgium has chosen Lockheed-Martin's F-35 jets rather than the Eurofighter Typhoon as a replacement for its ageing F-16s, Belgian national news agency Belga said, citing government sources. The country has been deliberating for months over a multibillion-dollar purchase of 34 new fighter jets, with
CNBC•11 minutes ago'This is a lost year' for toy industry and Hasbro, says a...
Eric Handler, MKM Partners managing director, discusses Hasbro's quarterly earnings report which missed analyst expectations.
