Governor Shares Dance With Trans Woman at Drumthwacket Pride Reception
PRINCETON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy hosted his final LGBTQ+ Pride reception at the governor’s residence on Sunday, marking the end of a tradition held throughout his administration and highlighting what he…
Australia’s Brambles shares jump after dropping plastic pallet investment
(Reuters) – Shares of Brambles Ltd rose to their highest in almost seven weeks on Friday, as investors cheered a decision by the Australian firm to scrap investment in a plastic pallets…
Germany wants to make shares, start-ups, IPOs and SPACs more attractive
BERLIN – Germany’s finance and justice ministers presented a plan on Wednesday to make the country’s financial markets more attractive to investors and improve access to capital for start-ups and growth companies.…
Berkshire Hathaway buys 9.6 million more Occidental shares, raises stake to over 16%
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought another 9.6 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp, boosting its stake to 16.3% as the oil company’s shares come off the year’s high. The…
TPG to acquire remaining stake in Convey Health, shares surge
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK – Private equity firm TPG Inc agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of Convey Health Solutions Holdings it does not already own, in an all-cash transaction…
Rogers-Shaw deal approval bets rise after mobile unit sale, shares rally
TORONTO – Shares in Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications rallied on Monday on expectations that the sale of Shaw’s mobile unit will eventually pave the way for regulatory approval of the Canadian…
NetEase delays Diablo Immortal’s China launch, shares tumble
By Josh Ye HONG KONG – Internet and gaming giant NetEase delayed the rollout of its video game Diablo Immortal in China three days ahead of its official launch, a move that…
EssilorLuxottica to repurchase up to 2.5 million shares
PARIS – EssilorLuxottica said on Friday it was launching a new share buyback programme for a maximum of 2.5 million shares, or around 0.6% of its capital. The French-Italian eyewear giant, which…
Bubs Australia shares surge on infant formula supply deal with Walmart
(Reuters) – Shares of Bubs Australia jumped on Thursday after the company signed a deal to supply its infant formula products to U.S. retail giant Walmart amid a baby food shortage in…
Volkswagen-led consortium obtains 87.38% of Europcar shares in takeover bid
BERLIN – Volkswagen-led consortium Green Mobility Holdings has acquired 87.38% of France’s Europcar, enough to give it control over the car rental group but below its targeted 90% threshold, Volkswagen said on…
Shares in Brazil airlines rise as Bolsonaro vetoes free checked bags
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed a Congress-passed measure that would block airlines from charging for checked baggage on their flights, his office said on Wednesday, sending shares in…
Bombardier shares hit amid Montreal workers’ strike, market selloff
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc shares fell as much as 17.4% on Monday as workers on a key business jet program walked off the job for a day and amid a broader selloff…
Brazil raises about $6 billion in Eletrobras shares in world’s No.2 offering of the year
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Gabriel Araujo RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO -Brazil’s government on Thursday night moved forward with its bid to privatize Eletrobras, Latin America’s largest utility, as the share offering…
Novavax shares jump as FDA panel backs COVID vaccine
(Reuters) – Shares of Novavax Inc surged nearly 20% on Wednesday after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed the use of its COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the shot a step…
Amarin to slash jobs as generic rivals dull U.S. prospects of heart drug
(Reuters) -Amarin Corp Plc said on Monday it would cut its workforce by 40%, as the drugmaker’s fish-oil derived heart drug faces stiff competition from generic rivals in the United States. About…
Nikola founder Trevor Milton votes against issuing new shares – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Nikola Corp’s founder Trevor Milton voted against the electric vehicle company’s proposal to issue new shares at the company’s annual general meeting, a Bloomberg News report on Thursday, citing sources.…
Trades in Russian shares show investors testing the exits
By Sinead Cruise and Huw Jones LONDON – A handful of attempts to privately trade depositary receipts in VTB and Gazprom show how some Western investors are still seeking ways to buy…
Shares in Bubs Australia jump on exports to United States, Biden tweet
(Reuters) – Shares in Bubs Australia surged on Monday after U.S. health authorities approved imports of its infant formula to help address a severe shortage and U.S. President Joe Biden tweeted “the…
Trump-linked SPAC files for resale of up to 100 million shares
(Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company tied to former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Friday filed for a resale of up to 100 million shares by existing…
Petrobras shares drop following CEO ouster, fuel price woes
By Gabriel Araujo, Lisandra Paraguassu and Gram Slattery SAO PAULO – Shares of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras plunged on Tuesday after the government ousted its chief executive for the second time…
Pushpay shares surge after NZ-based payments group confirms takeover talks
(Reuters) – Shares of Pushpay Holdings Ltd surged on Tuesday after the New Zealand-based payments group confirmed that it was in early talks with multiple parties over a potential acquisition. Pushpay said…
Shares in Deutsche Euroshop surge in pre-market trade on takeover offer
BERLIN – Shares in Deutsche Euroshop jumped 31.2% in Lang & Schwarz pre-market trade on Monday after a consortium of bidders offered 1.4 billion euros ($1.48 billion) to acquire the German shopping…
Gilinski launches offer for up to 32.5% of Grupo Argos shares
BOGOTA – Colombian business magnate Jaime Gilinski has launched a public acquisition offer for shares in industrial conglomerate Grupo Argos, the third company which has recently found itself in Gilinski’s sights, the…
ContourGlobal shares jump 33% after KKR’s $2.2bln offer
LONDON – Shares in London-listed ContourGlobal leapt by a third on Tuesday after U.S. private company KKR agreed to buy the power generation company for 1.75 billion pounds ($2.16 billion) in a…
India’s LIC shares set to slide in market debut after record IPO
MUMBAI – Shares in state-owned Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) were on track to debut at an 8% discount to their IPO price on Tuesday. LIC shares were trading at 872…
Valneva shares slump after COVID vaccine deal with EU falls apart
By Natalie Grover (Reuters) -Valneva lost nearly a fifth of its value on Monday after the French drugmaker said its COVID-19 vaccine agreement with the European Commission was likely to be scrapped…
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