BRIEF-ITV to acquire Twofour Group's holding co Boom Supervisory
June 24 ITV Plc : * Agreed to acquire Boom Supervisory Limited, holding company of Twofour Group * ITV pay an initial cash consideration of 55 million stg for 75 pct of group * Total maximum...
View ArticleBRIEF-BGE reaches agreement with creditors
June 24 BGE SA w upadlosci ukladowej : * Said on Tuesday that it came to an agreement with its creditors during a meeting held at Katowice Court * Following the arrangements, its creditors will be...
View ArticleBRIEF-Glencore announces stake sale in Sagittarius mines & Tampakan project
June 24 Glencore Plc * Sale of stake Sagittarius Mines & Tampakan project * Subsidiary of Glencore today executed a share sale agreement with an affiliate of Indophil for sale of its entire...
View ArticleBRIEF-Exor says its capital structure would not affect PartnerRe's ratings
June 23 Italian holding company Exor : * says its capital structure will have no impact on PartnerRe's ratings in the event it buys company * says that includes the 'BBB' rating of PartnerRe's...
View ArticleBRIEF-Virbac sees fall in group's current operating profit in 2015
June 23 Virbac SA : * Group's perspectives for 2015 impacted by the industrial situation in the United States * U.S. affiliate will ultimately suffer in 2015 from a significant drop in revenue...
View ArticleBRIEF-Biotest regains rights to Tregalizumab (BT-061)
June 24 Biotest AG : * Regains rights to Tregalizumab (BT-061) * AbbVie exercised its rights to opt-out of worldwide license, development and commercialisation agreement * AbbVie and Biotest will end...
View ArticleBRIEF-Energiedienst Holding sees H1 EBIT down at EUR 15-20 mln
June 23 Energiedienst Holding AG : * H1 EBIT expected between 15 million euros ($16.78 million)and 20 million euros (year ago: 28 million euros) * H1 result expected between 10 million euros and 15...
View ArticleBRIEF-Implenia places CHF 175 million subordinated convertible bonds
June 23 Implenia AG : * Successfully places 175 million Swiss francs ($187.53 million) subordinated convertible bonds * Offering was upsized from original target amount of 150 million Swiss francs *...
View ArticleBRIEF-Kambi Group plc and Grupo Televisa signs deal for the provision of...
June 24 Kambi Group Plc : * Kambi Group plc and Grupo Televisa have signed a contract for the provision of sports betting services to Grupo Televisa's PlayCity brand * Under the terms of the agreement,...
View ArticleBRIEF-Global PVQ SE: deadline for filing of claims in insolvency proceedings...
June 23 Global PVQ SE : * Henning Schorisch, insolvency administrator of Global PVQ SE (formerly Q-Cells SE), announces that deadline for a subsequent filing of claims in insolvency proceedings...
View ArticleBRIEF-Valora Holding: head of Valora Retail Switzerland to leave company
June 24 Valora Holding AG : * Andreas Berger, head of Valora Retail Switzerland, has decided to take up a position outside Valora and will be leaving company at end of this month * Michael Mueller,...
View ArticleBRIEF-LifeWatch ends Pharma Life litigation
June 24 LifeWatch AG : * Announces ending of Pharma Life litigation * Decision reversed a large portion of judgment against LifeWatch Technologies, unit of LifeWatch, and will result in release/return...
View ArticleBRIEF-Kompania Gornicza to buy DSS operations for 31 mln zlotys
June 24 Dolnoslaskie Surowce Skalne SA w upadlosci likwidacyjnej : * Kompania Gornicza Sp. z o.o. to buy company's assets and operations for 31 million zlotys ($8.3 million) in liquidation tender...
View ArticleBRIEF-TomTom's Navkit chosen by Luxoft for its Allview design platform
June 24 Tomtom NV and Luxoft Holding Inc : * Connected Cars and Luxoft announce integration of TomTom's navigation engine, Navkit, with Luxoft's allview Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:...
View ArticleBRIEF-Taiwan's TSMC orders equipment from Brooks CCS
June 26 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd * Says orders equipment for T$561 million ($18.13 million) Source text on Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 30.9370 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by...
View ArticleBRIEF-Taiwan's TSMC orders equipment from KLA Tencor
June 29 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd * Says orders equipment for T$1.5 billion ($48.43 million) Source text on Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 30.9740 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by...
View ArticleBRIEF-Taiwan's TSMC orders equipment for T$1.55 bln from Ebara Corp and...
July 8 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd * Says orders equipment from EBARA Corporation and Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd for T$1.55 billion ($49.98 million) Source text for Eikon:...
View ArticleBRIEF-Taiwan's TSMC orders equipment from Lam Research, Applied Materials
June 24 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd * Says orders equipment for T$1.449 billion ($46.92 million) Source text on Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 30.8800 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting...
View ArticleBRIEF-Showtime, Hulu partner to launch showtime streaming service through Hulu
June 23 Showtime Networks Inc: * Showtime and Hulu partner to launch Showtime streaming service through Hulu in early July * Starting early July, Showtime will become first premium service to be...
View ArticleBRIEF-Ball Corp to hold shareholders meeting on July 28
June 24 Ball Corporation * Special meeting of Ball shareholders will also be held on 28 July 2015, in order to approve issuance of new Ball shares to Rexam ordinary shareholders in connection with...
View ArticleBRIEF-BlackBerry shares turn negative after earnings call, down 2.7 pct
June 23 BlackBerry * Shares reverse course after earnings call, down 2.7 percent at $8.95 in pre-market Nasdaq trade Further company coverage: (Reporting by Alastair Sharp) Trending On Reuters Photos...
View ArticleBRIEF-Cevian raises stake in ABB to 5.1 percent - Swedish FSA
June 23 Abb Ltd : * Raises stake in ABB to 5.1 pct - Sweden's FSA * Cevian now holds 118 mln shares in ABB Further company coverage: Trending On Reuters Photos of the day Our top news photos from the...
View ArticleBRIEF-Autoneum Holding: settlement between German Federal Cartel office and...
June 24 Autoneum Holding AG : * Settlement between German Federal Cartel office and Autoneum Germany * Settlement payment amounts to 29.5 million euros ($33.13 million) Source text - bit.ly/1K9GZm4...
View ArticleBRIEF-WSE excludes One 2 One shares form trading as of July 21
June 24 Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE): * Said on Tuesday that it resolved to exclude from trading shares of One 2 One SA as of July 21, due to the company's liquidation bankruptcy Source text:...
View ArticleBRIEF-Julius Baer says U.S. not requested a guilty plea in tax probe
June 23 Julius Baer Gruppe AG * Julius Baer says u.s. Officials have not requested that the Swiss bank make a guilty plea to settle tax probe Further company coverage: (Reporting by Zurich Newsroom)...
View ArticleBRIEF-Sulzer implements measures to adapt operational setup of Chemtech division
June 24 Sulzer AG : * Implements measures to adapt the operational setup of the Chemtech division Source text - bit.ly/1QP7Vx0 Further company coverage: (Gdynia Newsroom) Trending On Reuters Photos of...
View ArticleBRIEF-Keaton Energy says HEPS falls to 0.4 cents
June 24 Keaton Energy Holdings Ltd * FY revenue up 5% to R1.45 billion * FY HEPS of 0.4 cents per share down from 30.3 cents per share * R24.7 million of product stock losses were identified in last...
View ArticleTABLE-U.S. Q1 corporate profits revised to -8.8 pct
June 24 Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates of profits by U.S. corporations, with comparisons. Data are in seasonally adjusted percent changes. Q1'15 (Prev) Q4'14 2014 From...
View ArticleMexico should be able to absorb any macro shocks - Stability Board
MEXICO CITY, June 23 Mexico's economy should be able to able to absorb any macroeconomic shocks, but some companies which have issued foreign currency debt in recent years should carefully evaluate...
View ArticleMorning News Call - India, June 24
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View ArticleBRIEF-TSMC orders equipment from Screen Semiconductor, Applied Materials
June 23 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd * Says orders equipment for T$1.9 billion ($61.59 million) Source text in Chinese: Further company coverage: ($1 = 30.8500 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting...
View ArticleSenate could tie ExIm Bank to highway bill: McConnell
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate could tie an extension of the U.S. Export-Import Bank to a separate highway bill, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday. The Export-Import Bank will shut...
View ArticleBill delaying Chicago school pension payment advances in Illinois House
CHICAGO An Illinois House committee approved on Tuesday a bill that would give the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools an extra 40 days to make a $634 million payment to its pension fund. The...
View ArticleNestle names Takeda's Francois-Xavier Roger as new CFO
ZURICH, June 23 Swiss food group Nestle on Tuesday named Frenchman Francois-Xavier Roger as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president as of July 1. Roger, now CFO of Japan's Takeda...
View Article3M to buy harness maker Capital Safety from KKR
June 23 3M Co, the maker of Post-it notes and Scotch tape, said it agreed to buy Capital Safety, which manufactures harnesses and safety equipment, from private equity firm KKR & Co LP in a $2.5...
View ArticleCo-op bank sets yield on sterling Tier 2 bond at 8.5% - lead
LONDON, June 24 (IFR) - The Co-operative Bank has opened books on a subordinated sterling Tier 2 bond at a yield of 8.5%, according to a lead banker on the trade. Pricing for the 10-year non-call...
View ArticlePipeline company TransCanada says cuts 185 jobs
CALGARY, Alberta, June 23 TransCanada Corp , the backer of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, said on Tuesday it has eliminated 185 jobs following a restructuring of its major projects...
View ArticleAlcobra's genetic disorder drug fails in mid-stage trial
June 24 Israel-based Alcobra Ltd said its experimental drug failed in a mid-stage trial to treat Fragile X Syndrome, a type of genetic disorder that could cause autism. Alcobra said it plans to discuss...
View ArticleDick Van Patten of 'Eight is Enough' dies at 86: Entertainment Weekly
LOS ANGELES Dick Van Patten, who starred as an amiable patriarch in the television comedy "Eight is Enough," has died at age 86, Entertainment Weekly reported on Tuesday. The actor's representative...
View ArticleGoogle to remove Confederate flag from Google Shopping, ads
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 Google Inc said on Tuesday it would remove content containing the Confederate flag from its Google Shopping service and ads in the wake of last week's racially motivated mass...
View ArticleGermany can't imagine Greek deal that does not include IMF
BERLIN, June 24 Germany cannot imagine clinching an aid-for-reforms deal with Greece that does not include the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a senior German official said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleCanada's Suncor Energy drills dry well offshore Norway
OSLO, June 24 Canada's oil and gas explorer Suncor Energy drilled a dry well in the central part of the North Sea about 5 kilometres west of the Balder field, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said...
View ArticleBoeing appoints new CEO, McNerney to stay chairman
n">Boeing Co (BA.N) said it appointed Dennis Muilenburg as its chief executive to succeed James McNerney, who would retire at the end of February. Muilenburg, who has been the plane maker's...
View ArticlePeru central bank sells $125 mln, sol slips to new 6-yr low
LIMA, June 23 Peru's central bank sold $125 million in the local spot market on Tuesday as the sol currency slipped 0.25 pct to finish trading at 3.180/3.181 per dollar - the lowest in more than six...
View ArticleAbbVie hepatitis C cocktail succeeds in late-stage study
June 24 AbbVie Inc said on Wednesday that all patients in a late-stage study showed a sustained response to its cocktail of hepatitis C treatments, currently sold in the U.S. as Viekira Pak. The...
View ArticleNikkei hits 18-year high, breaches peak reached in 2000
TOKYO, June 24 Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.4 percent in morning trade on Wednesday, surpassing its peak hit in 2000 to reach its highest level since 1997. The index rose as high as 20902.75 in...
View ArticleBrazil central bank cuts lending growth estimate for this year
BRASILIA, June 23 Brazilian banks are expected to grow their loan books by 9 percent on average this year, compared with a prior estimate of 11 percent, a central bank economist said on Tuesday....
View ArticleFed's Powell says two rate hikes possible this year
WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the U.S. economy could be ready for a first interest rate hike in September followed by a second increase in December. Powell said the...
View ArticleCapitol Visitor Center being evacuated: Senate office
WASHINGTON The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is being evacuated following an audible alarm, the Senate Sergeant at Arms Office said in a post on Twitter on Tuesday. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Supermarket operators Ahold, Delhaize agree merger deal
Trending On Reuters Photos of the day Our top news photos from the last 24 hours. Slideshow Dog meat festival in ChinaCharleston church reopensAttack on Afghan parliamentDeadly moonshine in India...
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