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Powell tapped for second term as Fed chair
By Howard Schneider and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was nominated for a second four-year term by President Joe Biden on Monday, extending a tenure that began ...
Nov 22, 2021
Hellman & Friedman, Bain Capital to buy Athenahealth for $17 billion
(Reuters) -Athenahealth will be bought by private equity firms Hellman & Friedman LLC and Bain Capital for $17 billion, the latest sign of rising interest in companies driving the healthcare sector's ...
Nov 22, 2021
Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle
By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed with a growing array of payment options, are gaining the upper hand in their pow...
Nov 22, 2021
Factbox-Telecom Italia’s main assets and operations
MILAN (Reuters) - U.S. fund KKR has presented a non-binding proposal to buy Telecom Italia, valuing Italy's former phone monopolist at 10.8 billion euros ($12 billion) excluding debt. Telecom Italia, ...
Nov 22, 2021
White House to announce Federal Reserve chair decision on Monday -Punchbowl News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday will announce its decision on whether Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will be nominated to a second term leading the U.S. central bank, Punchbow...
Nov 22, 2021
Thailand plans to join talks on trans-Pacific trade pact membership
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand aims to join talks on membership of a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, a government official said on Monday, despite opposition from some politicians and business group...
Nov 22, 2021
Volkswagen board executive committee to discuss CEO Diess’ future on Tuesday – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen's supervisory board executive committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss the future of CEO Herbert Diess, sources said, confirming a report in Germany's Frankfurter Allgem...
Nov 22, 2021
Borrowing costs in U.S. dollars via FX swaps at near 1-year highs
LONDON (Reuters) - Borrowing costs for U.S. dollars in currency derivatives markets rose to their highest levels in nearly a year on Monday. Three-month cross-currency swaps for euro-dollar fell to th...
Nov 22, 2021
Brazilian orange juice producer Cutrale suspends exports to the U.S. -report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian orange juice producer Cutrale has suspended exports of orange juice concentrate from Brazil to the United States, Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Monday...
Nov 22, 2021
Betsy Cohen’s new SPAC aims to raise $220 million via U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by banking and fintech entrepreneur Betsy Cohen, said on Monday it plans to raise up to $220 million thro...
Nov 22, 2021
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