Concerns Mount Over Ocean County Commissioner’s Health Amid Clerk Election Bid
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioner Jack Kelly’s reportedly declining health is sparking questions about the smooth operation of county government, potential succession plans, and the future of the Ocean County…
U.S. financial firms push back on SEC bid to rein-in blank check company deals
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – U.S. financial industry groups are pushing to water down a draft Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule aimed at reining-in special purpose acquisition companies or SPACs, arguing…
Israel to boost building starts in bid to rein in soaring housing costs
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM – Israel’s government plans to sharply boost construction starts and expand a discount scheme aimed at restraining rapidly rising housing prices as demand continues to outstrip supply. Under…
Judge rejects NRA bid to end New York probe into gun rights group
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A New York judge on Friday rejected the National Rifle Association’s bid to end an investigation by that state’s attorney general into alleged corruption at the…
Exclusive-Macellum, Ancora lose bid for board seats at SpartanNash -sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) -Hedge funds Macellum Advisors and Ancora Advisors have lost their bid for board seats at supermarket operator SpartanNash Co, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The…
Benetton, Blackstone on track to secure Italy’s nod for Atlantia bid – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME – The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone are on track to secure the green light from the Italian government for their takeover offer for…
Pakistan slashes fuel subsidies in bid to control fiscal deficit – finance minister
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan will slash fuel subsidies for a second time in a week in a bid to control the fiscal deficit and secure International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout money, the…
Sarah Palin loses bid to disqualify judge from NY Times defamation trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the New York…
Terminally ill whale adrift in Seine to be euthanised after failed rescue bid
PARIS – An ailing killer whale adrift in France’s River Seine will be euthanised after a plan to guide it back to sea failed and scientists concluded it was in agonising pain…
Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he…
FORMER ALDI EXECUTIVE AND LOCAL CONTRACTOR INDICTED FOR BID FRAUD
East St. Louis, Ill. – On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a federal grand jury in East St. Louis returned a nine- count indictment charging a former Aldi executive and a local general contractor…
Turkey has told allies it’s a ‘no’ to Sweden and Finland’s NATO bid – Erdogan
ISTANBUL – Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday. Finland…
Four Nigerian ministers drop election bid to remain in cabinet
ABUJA – Four members of Nigeria’s cabinet, including the junior petroleum minister, said on Tuesday that they will not run in next year’s elections as planned after President Muhammadu Buhari gave them…
Analysis-Trudeau foe attacks Bank of Canada in party leadership bid
By Steve Scherer and Julie Gordon OTTAWA – The front-runner to head Canada’s Conservatives and likely challenger to Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staging a rare series of attacks on the…
Golden Globes organizer mulls bid from interim CEO Boehly
(Reuters) – The organizer of the Golden Globe awards is exploring strategic options including a takeover offer from interim Chief Executive Todd Boehly, the non-profit organization said on Friday. Boehly’s proposal comes…
Benetton, Blackstone seek green light from Italy’s govt for Atlantia bid
By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME – The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone have notified the Italian government about their takeover offer for Atlantia to secure Rome’s green light before…
Canadian bid to block Rogers-Shaw mega-deal more a long shot than lock
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO – Canada’s Competition Bureau has blocked Rogers Communications’ C$20 billion ($15.4 billion) proposal to buy Shaw Communications, but the regulatory agency’s patchy record in legal fights raises the…
Exclusive-Allies to approve Finland, Sweden NATO bid, offer security, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS – NATO allies expect Finland and Sweden to apply to join the alliance in the coming days and will grant membership quickly, five diplomats and officials said, as…
Benettons change name of Atlantia bid vehicle after Genoa backlash
MILAN – Italy’s Benetton family will change the name of the investment vehicle bidding to take control of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia after protests on behalf of the victims of the 2018…
Zimbabwe suspends bank lending in bid to arrest currency decline
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect in a move Harare said was designed to stop speculation against the Zimbabwean dollar and was part of…
Benettons, Blackstone set to launch bid for Atlantia late summer – sources
MILAN – The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone are expected to launch their 58 billion euro ($61 billion) bid for Italy’s Atlantia at the end of the summer, three sources said,…
Soccer-Ratcliffe not giving up on Chelsea bid despite apparent rejection
LONDON – British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said he was not giving up a bid to buy Chelsea despite apparent rejection from the U.S. bank handling the sale of the Premier League club.…
Russia makes last-gasp dollar bond payments in bid to avoid default
(Reuters) – Russia made what appeared to be a late u-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number of already-overdue international debt payments in dollars despite previously vowing…
Analysis-Globalised yuan complicates Beijing’s bid to stem capital flight
By Samuel Shen and Alun John SHANGHAI/HONG KONG – This month’s dive in China’s currency has revived memories of past routs but market participants say increased foreign holdings of yuan assets mean…
India’s Reliance, Apollo Global plan joint bid for Walgreens’ Boots business
(Reuters) -Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd and U.S. buyout firm Apollo Global Management are planning a joint bid for UK high street pharmacy chain Boots, a spokesperson for Apollo confirmed on Wednesday.…
Pot producer Canopy to cut 250 jobs in profitability bid
(Reuters) – Canopy Growth Corp said it would lay off about 250 employees as part of a cost-cutting plan as the Canadian pot producer tries to achieve long-elusive profitability. Most Canadian marijuana…
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