Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Toshiba to solicit proposals on strategic alternatives, including privatisation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has resolved to solicit proposals on strategic alternatives, including privatisation of the company. The company has retained Nomura Securities as an...
Apr 21, 2022
Curevac, GSK’s new COVID variant vaccine effective in animal studies
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - CureVac and GSK's second-generation mRNA vaccine candidate targeting two recent COVID-19 variants has been shown to be highly effective in preclinical studies on rodents, CureVac...
Apr 21, 2022
Tennis-Ukraine’s Svitolina says anti-war Russians, Belarusians should not face ban
(Reuters) - Elina Svitolina said Russian and Belarusian players who denounce Moscow's invasion of her country Ukraine should be allowed to participate at Wimbledon. The grasscourt major announced on W...
Apr 21, 2022
Blackstone’s first-quarter earnings surge 63%
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Blackstone Inc said on Thursday its first-quarter distributable earnings jumped 63% as a strong performance from its real estate and credit businesses offset a weak showin...
Apr 21, 2022
Rite Aid says it rejected Spear Point’s buyout offer
(Reuters) -Rite Aid Corp said on Thursday it had rejected a proposal from Spear Point Capital Management to acquire all of its shares. The pharmacy chain's board said the proposal was not credible as ...
Apr 21, 2022
Fidelity enters the metaverse in search of young investors
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail brokerage giant Fidelity Investments said on Thursday it opened a virtual eight-story building in the metaverse that offers financial education - and dancin...
Apr 21, 2022
Japan plans to set legal framework for carbon storage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industry ministry plans to create a legal framework for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to enable companies to start storing carbon dioxide underground or under the seabed b...
Apr 21, 2022
Lebanon judge orders seizure of properties of central bank governor’s detained brother
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese investigative judge has ordered the seizure of properties belonging to Raja Salameh, the central bank governor's brother, who was arrested last month and charged with com...
Apr 21, 2022
Portuguese-Danish-Dutch consortium plans $1.1 billion hydrogen plant in Sines
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese project developer Madoqua Renewables, Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Dutch firm Power2X announced plans on Thursday ...
Apr 21, 2022
Florida pension leader praises Musk’s Twitter bid, criticizes poison pill
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - A Florida official praised Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter Inc and said pension officials will tell the company its efforts to fend off the bid could hurt shareholder value...
Apr 21, 2022
