BP shares were whipsawed Wednesday as investors reacted to reports that the oil major might be acquired.BP shares jumped more than 10% to a session high…
Mediobanca is itself trying to fend off a hostile takeover by state-backed Banca Monte Paschi di Siena (MPS) as the Italian banking industry sees a wave…
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, the parent company of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has named a new CEO and plans to sell billions in assets…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip,” and “we’ll own it.”Trump said that all Palestinians currently living…
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The insurance company Direct Line has accepted an improved offer from its bigger UK rival Aviva, in a deal valuing the business at £3.6bn.Aviva, the UK’s…
NBT Bank plans to acquire Amherst-based Evans Bank, shaking up the Western New York banking landscape.The estimated $236 million deal, which was announced Monday afternoon, is…
Customers exit a 7-Eleven convenience store, operated by Seven & i Holdings Co., in Kobe, Japan, on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. had made…
Postmedia has started the process of taking over those parts of the insolvent SaltWire Network that it plans to keep running.Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain has been…
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022.Dado Ruvic | ReutersBritain’s top competition watchdog…