London-listed investment banks Cenkos Securities and finnCap Group will merge in an all-stock deal to create one of the UK’s biggest financial services advisory firms focused on small-cap growth companies, they said on Thursday. Read… Read More »UK investment banks Cenkos and finnCap to merge in 21 mln pound deal
SHANGHAI — China and Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Thursday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve softening its tone on future interest rate hikes boosted investor sentiment. Read More
Japan Airlines has placed its first-ever order for the Boeing 737 MAX, announcing a plan on Thursday to buy 21 jets to replenish its narrowbody fleet. Read More
French investment firm Ardian is in the early stages of exploring a bid for Italy’s INWIT, the country’s top telecommunications tower operator with a market value of 11 billion euros ($12 billion), according to people… Read More »Ardian explores taking Italian tower operator INWIT private-sources
TOKYO — Toshiba Corp’s board on Thursday accepted a $15 billion buyout offer from a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners, the Nikkei business daily reported, potentially drawing a line under years… Read More »Toshiba board accepts JIP’s $15 bln buyout proposal -Nikkei
European stocks opened lower on Thursday, following a weak session on Wall Street a day earlier, when the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25 basis-point rate hike and signaled that a pause in policy… Read More »European stocks open lower after Fed comments, banks drag
PARIS — Train services were disrupted and some schools shut while garbage piled up on the streets of France on Thursday as part of a ninth nationwide day of strikes against a deeply unpopular bill… Read More »Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill
PERTH — The risks to the bullish drivers of the spot iron ore price are rising as the market starts to question the nature and strength of China’s economic recovery, while the chances of a… Read More »China’s current iron ore strength may be as good as it gets for 2023: Russell
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LONDON/SINGAPORE — The dollar headed for its longest losing streak in 2-1/2 years on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve sounded close to calling time on interest rate hikes, which investors think are more or… Read More »Dollar falls for sixth day as Fed outlook shifts