Global banks forecast improved investment banking outlook

Global banks forecast improved investment banking outlook

A street sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Global bank executives said that dealmaking conditions have begun to improve, with some predicting a better outlook for strategic mergers and acquisitions at an industry … Read more

India’s Adani Green seals $1.36 bln funding

India’s Adani Green seals $1.36 bln funding

BENGALURU, Dec 5 (Reuters) – India’s Adani Green Energy (ADNA.NS) said on Tuesday it received a follow-on funding of $1.36 billion via senior debt facility, boosting its construction financing framework – which is backed by a consortium of international banks – to $3 billion. Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman Source … Read more

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan

[1/5]People gather, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Hinatuan LGU/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 2 (Reuters) – An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas of the country and for … Read more

Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites

Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites

[1/2]A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission, taking four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 1 (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) on Friday said it booked three Falcon 9 launches … Read more

Mideast wealth funds draw US scrutiny over China ties – Bloomberg News

Mideast wealth funds draw US scrutiny over China ties – Bloomberg News

Nov 24 (Reuters) – Middle Eastern wealth funds are facing greater U.S. scrutiny as part of a pushback on entities potentially having closer ties to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is reviewing more than half a dozen deals on concerns of national security risks, including … Read more

Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Best Buy down on weak outlook Kohl’s slips on quarterly sales miss NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday and the S&P 500 snapped a five-session winning streak, with retailers down after some disappointing outlooks and technology shares falling. Indexes stayed lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed … Read more

Futures muted as rate-pause optimism wanes; Cisco drops

Futures muted as rate-pause optimism wanes; Cisco drops

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights Futures: Dow and S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.13% Nov 16 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as optimism around a pause in interest rate hikes waned, … Read more

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the day of the opening of an electrolysis gigafactory in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country’s military aid for Ukraine next year to … Read more

Wall St posts big gains, helped by tech as Treasury yields calm

Wall St posts big gains, helped by tech as Treasury yields calm

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights Tech sector jumps, helped by Microsoft, Nvidia Investors looking ahead to CPI next week Illumina falls on annual profit forecast cut Nov 10 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended … Read more

Zee-Sony India merger talks stall over disagreement on leadership – Mint

Zee-Sony India merger talks stall over disagreement on leadership – Mint

Zee Entertainment and SONY logos are displayed in this illustration taken, September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Talks of a merger between India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE.NS) and Japan’s Sony’s (6758.T) Indian arm have stalled after a clash on which company’s top executive will run the merged entity, … Read more