Deadline looms for UniCredit’s hostile bid for Commerzbank
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Tuesday marks the final day for UniCredit's hostile and highly political takeover offer for Commerzbank, as ...
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US clears Paramount’s $111 bn Warner Bros. takeover
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The US Justice Department on Friday cleared Paramount Skydance's $111 billion takeover of Warner ...
Intesa roils Italian banking with rival bid for MPS
Rome (AFP) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo launched Monday a 31-billion-euro ($35 billion) bid for Monte dei Paschi (MPS), ...
Boss of Germany’s Commerzbank cheered as she slams UniCredit advances
Wiesbaden (Germany) (AFP) - German lender Commerzbank's boss was applauded at a shareholder meeting Wednesday as she slammed Italian bank ...
Paramount defends Warner bid amid California probe
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Paramount Skydance has defended its attempt to buy the legendary Warner Bros. studio, in ...
Vodafone sees signs of recovery amid turnaround plan
London (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Tuesday that it sharply reduced its annual losses as it undergoes ...
Vodafone to take full ownership of UK mobile operator
London (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday it has agreed a £4. 3 billion ($5
UBS first-quarter profits jump 80% on investment banking
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday reported that net profit rose a better-than-expected 80 percent to $3 ...
Finnish lift maker Kone acquires German rival TKE, creating giant
Helsinki (AFP) - Finnish lift maker Kone on Wednesday announced the acquisition of its German rival TKE in a huge ...
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders back sale to Paramount Skydance
New York (AFP) - Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday said shareholders approved its sale to Paramount Skydance, giving a green ...
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