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Private equity firm TPG raises $1 billion in IPO -source
(Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG raised $1 billion in its U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday, at a valuation of $9.1 billion, a person familiar with the matter said. TPG priced 33.9 million ...
Jan 12, 2022
New Zealand building consents rise in November
WELLINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The number of new dwelling consents approved in New Zealand rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent in November compared with a 2.1 percent drop in the previous month, da...
Jan 12, 2022
U.S. trade official raises concerns about Canada’s proposed digital services tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jayme White expressed Washington's ongoing concern about Canada's proposed digital services tax in talks on Wednesday with Canada's deputy trade...
Jan 12, 2022
Biden judicial nominee grilled amid objections by GOP home state senators
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Wednesday criticized the White House for failing to sufficiently consult two Tennessee GOP senators about President Joe Biden's nomination of a lawyer...
Jan 12, 2022
White House encouraged by rejection of Facebook request to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday it was encouraged by a U.S. judge's decision not to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. "Certainly...
Jan 12, 2022
Heavy rains leave Brazil indigenous group homeless again
By Leonardo Benassatto SAO JOAQUIM DE BICAS, Brazil (Reuters) - Three years ago, the collapse of the tailings dam at an iron ore mine forced them to move their homes to higher ground. Now, the rain-sw...
Jan 12, 2022
Insurance tech firm TypTap delays U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - HCI Group Inc on Wednesday postponed the initial public offering (IPO) of its insurance unit TypTap Insurance Group Inc, joining a growing list of companies rethinking their plans to go pu...
Jan 12, 2022
Australia’s Crown gets higher buyout bid from Blackstone
(Reuters) - Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd said on Thursday U.S. investment giant Blackstone Inc raised its buyout offer to A$13.10 per share, an increase of A$0.60 apiece, after the casino firm last y...
Jan 12, 2022
Ronnie Spector, leader of the music group Ronettes, has died at 78
(Reuters) - Ronnie Spector, singer of the 1960s hits "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You" has died at the age of 78, her family said in a statement on Wednesday. Spector, leader of the girl group the R...
Jan 12, 2022
Investors ready for U.S. earnings as inflation worries run high
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies will post results in the coming weeks on the final quarter of 2021 as investors worry about inflation's impact on earnings and pressure on ...
Jan 12, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
43 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Light Rain, Mist
