Target kicks off Black Friday deals across New Jersey stores with major discounts
TRENTON, N.J. — Target stores across New Jersey are rolling out a series of Black Friday discounts, with thousands of items available at up to 50% off starting today and running through…
Fifteen EU nations say bloc must urgently accelerate trade deals
BRUSSELS – Fifteen European Union governments called on Monday for the bloc to accelerate the conclusion of free trade agreements to ensure its long-term economic growth and geopolitical standing in the world.…
WTO approves package of trade deals, prompting cheers
GENEVA – The World Trade Organization’s members approved on Friday a package of trade deals, including pledges on health, reform and food security, struck after more than five days of negotiations. Representatives…
Singapore hospitality trusts seen as ripe for more take-private deals
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE – Deals to take private Singapore’s real estate investment trusts (REITs) are expected to gain momentum as the companies reel under rising interest rates and fierce competition to…
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…
China to miss boom in Asia buyout deals despite likely easing of crackdown
By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Buyout funds are set to extend a record spending spree in Asia to the rest of the year but they will be mostly…
EU seeks to speed up trade deals as Ukraine war forces rethink
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS – The European Union wants to accelerate efforts to finalise trade agreements with third parties after a six-month pause, as the bloc adapts to the Ukraine war and…
Forbes, SeatGeek terminate blank-check deals as SPAC boom fizzles out
(Reuters) – Business magazine Forbes and online ticketing company SeatGeek said on Wednesday they would terminate deals with blank-check firms, as the SPAC boom fizzles out and such transactions draw greater regulatory…
Bavarian Nordic raises 2022 annual guidance again after monkeypox vaccine deals
(Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic revised its annual guidance on Monday for a second time after signing supply contracts with several undisclosed countries for its Imvanex monkeypox vaccine. Bavarian Nordic…
Analysis-New Australian govt looks to SE Asia as it deals with ‘difficult’ China relationship
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY – Australia’s new Labor government will put greater focus on relations with Southeast Asia and climate change, an issue crucial to its Pacific neighbours, as it navigates ties…
U.S. corporate bond deals to ebb this year amid higher rates, volatility -BofA
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – U.S. bond sales by investment-grade issuers will likely decline by around 10% this year as borrowers contend with higher rates and market volatility, a BofA executive…
Traders can decide if Russian commodities deals are allowed -Swiss
By Michael Shields ZURICH – Trading houses can decide for themselves whether commodity deals with state-controlled Russian companies meet the standard of being “strictly necessary” in order to avoid international sanctions, the…
New York congressional map deals blow to Democrats’ midterm hopes
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A court-appointed expert released a draft New York congressional district map on Monday that is far less favorable to Democrats than the original plan adopted by lawmakers,…
Asked about Musk and Twitter, FTC official says some deals help economy
WASHINGTON – Noah Phillips, a Republican on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on Thursday sidestepped a question about Elon Musk’s plan to buy Twitter but said some transactions were economically important because…
Federal Court Deals Another Crushing Blow To Biden Admin’s Immigration Order
Federal Court Deals Another Crushing Blow To Biden Admin’s Immigration Order Jennie Taer on April 27, 2022 A federal judge ordered the Biden administration Wednesday to fully implement Title 42 for the…
Analysis-Pandemic jet deals in spotlight as Airbus axes Russia delivery
By Tim Hepher PARIS – In the final hours of 2021 Airbus officially delivered two A350s to Russia’s Aeroflot, helping the jetmaker meet annual delivery targets. Months later, the jets remain in…
Poland’s Allegro eyes more deals after buying Mall, WE|DO assets
WARSAW – Polish e-commerce platform Allegro is interested in more mergers and acquisitions in the region, its Chief Executive Francois Nuyts told journalists, as the group completed its takeover of Mall Group…
Asia deals slide in Q1, hit by deteriorating business outlook
By Scott Murdoch and Anshuman Daga SYDNEY/SINGAPORE – Asia deal volume tumbled in the first quarter and dealmakers do not expect a near-term rebound as the Russia-Ukraine war, higher interest rates and…
U.S. EXIM Bank formalizes Russia pullout; approves Sri Lanka, Albania, Iraq deals
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s board of directors on Thursday voted to formalize the bank’s withdrawal from any further business in Russia and approved financing and guarantee deals…
BlackRock on hunt for Gulf infrastructure deals
By Saeed Azhar DUBAI – BlackRock Inc, the world’s biggest money manager, is seeking more infrastructure deals in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region and is also looking to invest in private…
Exclusive-AMC CEO says more meme-stock powered deals are coming
By Mike Spector (Reuters) – AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc Chief Executive Adam Aron said the movie-theater chain would embark on more “transformational” deals to capitalize on the interest of retail investors following…
EnBW boss to Putin’s Russia: no new energy deals
By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT -Germany’s EnBW will avoid any new energy supply deals with Russia for as long as Vladimir Putin is its president, the utility’s chief executive said…
Russia’s Lavrov says some deals with Ukraine close to being agreed
LONDON – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that some formulations for agreements with Ukraine were close to being agreed, with neutral status for Kyiv under “serious” consideration. However, he…
China bars mainland brokers from promoting SPAC deals in Hong Kong – sources
By Scott Murdoch, Samuel Shen and Selena Li SYDNEY/HONG KONG – China’s securities regulator has barred the country’s investment banks it regulates from acting as promoters of blank-check firms in Hong Kong,…
Analysis-U.S. can expect ‘a flood of plea deals’ in Capitol attack cases after guilty verdict
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – Prosecutors can expect a wave of guilty pleas from some of the hundreds of people charged with joining the assault on the U.S. Capitol, after the first…
LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000
By Eric Onstad LONDON – The London Metal Exchange (LME) was forced to halt nickel trading and cancel trades after prices doubled on Tuesday to more than $100,000 per tonne in a…
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