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CVC Capital Partners’ take private offer unsolicitated: Chairman Toshiba Corp
On Friday, the chairman of Toshiba Corp issued a statement stating CVC Capital Partners’ recent offer to take the company private, was unsolicited and would require various antitrust approvals and financing. “This initial proposal by CVC was completely unsolicited and… Read More ›
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Walt Disney Co in final stage of negotiating ABC News president
On Friday, according to a media reports, Kimberly Godwin, the executive vice-president of CBS News, is in the final stages of negotiations with Walt Disney Co to become president of ABC News. Godwin, a 14-year veteran of CBS, could potentially… Read More ›
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Impossible Foods Inc preparing for stock market listing
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Impossible Foods Inc is preparing for an IPO which could see its valuation touch around $10 billion or more; this is significantly more than the $4 billion it was worth during… Read More ›
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McDonald’s Corp to hire 25k people in Texas
In a statement McDonald’s Corp said it aims to hire 25,000 people in its restaurants across Texas, United States in April. McDonald’s will be hiring personnel for crew and management positions in a three-day event from April 13 to 15…. Read More ›
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Regulatory framework on climate risk disclosures will act as catalyst for massive green investments: John Kerry
In a statement U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said, a regulatory requirement on companies and financial institutions requiring them to disclose climate change related risks will spark huge investment flow in green capital investments across the world; he went on… Read More ›
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Prosus NV sells 2% stake in Tencent Holdings Ltd for $14.7 billion
In a significant development, Tencent Holdings Ltd said, technology investor Prosus NV has sold 2% of its stake for $14.7 billion in what is said to be the world’s largest-ever block trade. In a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong… Read More ›
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SEC blocks Amazon.com Inc’s move to stop non-binding racial equity audit
In a significant development, the SEC turned down an exemption sought by Amazon.com Inc to stop its investors from considering a shareholder proposal related to racial equity at its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM). The SEC’s decision comes in the… Read More ›
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Shell sees Q1 earnings taking $200M hit from Texas storm
On Wednesday, Royal Dutch Shell said, it expects its first-quarter adjusted earnings to take a hit of up to $200 million due to an extreme cold snap in Texas in the quarter. In a guidance update ahead of its first-quarter… Read More ›
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Short-seller Hindenburg Research takes aim at Ebang International Holdings Inc
With short-seller Hindenburg Research stating that it was going short on China’s Ebang International Holdings Inc, shares of the Chinese bitcoin mining machine producer slumped by nearly 20% in early trading. “Ebang claims to be a “leading bitcoin mining machine… Read More ›
