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Geopark Announces Agreement To Buy Frontera Petroleum
Jan 29 (Reuters) - GeoPark Ltd GPRK.N:GEOPARK ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF FRONTERA ENERGY’S COLOMBIAN E&P ASSETS TO CREATE LEADING INDEPENDENT E&P PLATFORM ACROSS COLOMBIA AND ARGENTINAGEOPARK LTD - ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO BUY FRONTERA PETROLEUMGEOPARK LTD - DEAL VALUED AT $375 MILLION PLUS $25 ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Trump, Democrats say deal reached to avert shutdown; immigration talks to continue
Deal separates immigration debate from funding packageHouse may delay vote due to members' breakDHS funding extended for two weeks for negotiationsBy Richard Cowan, David Morgan, Nolan D. McCaskill and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a sp...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
TREASURIES-Long bonds slide as speculation swirls over new Fed chair
SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Long-dated U.S. Treasuries were sold in Asia on Friday on speculation President Donald Trump would nominate former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank and that he would push to reduce the amount of bonds the bank owns.Thirty-year yields US...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
EXPLAINER-Why Thailand will vote to decide a new constitution
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Voters in Thailand's general elections on February 8 will also be asked to decide if a new constitution should replace a 2017 charter.The referendum is the outcome of a decades-long struggle between the pro-military royalist establishment and pop...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Bombardier says in talks with Canada after Trump threatens jet decertification
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bombardier BBDb.TO said on Thursday it had taken note of a social-media post by U.S. President Donald Trump announcing that Washington would decertify Bombardier Global Express business jets and threaten 50% tariffs on other Canadian-made aircraft.The Montreal-based planemaker sai...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Athletics-American sprinter Richardson arrested for speeding in Florida
Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested on Thursday in Orange County, Florida and charged with dangerous excessive speeding, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The Olympic gold medalist was pulled over by a traffic enforcement officer while travel...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Bombardier Says Taken Note Of US President's Social Media Post; In Contact With Canadian Government
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO:BOMBARDIER - INVESTING IN U.S. OPERATIONS EXPANSIONBOMBARDIER - HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF POST FROM PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.BOMBARDIER - WE HOPE THIS IS QUICKLY RESOLVED TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
PRESS DIGEST-British Business - January 30
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - UK drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L said it would invest $15 billion in China through 2030 to expand me...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
American Airlines plans to resume US flights to Venezuela after Trump moves to open airspace
American to resume Venezuela service for first time in six yearsMove is subject to government approval and security assessmentsTransportation secretary rescinds 2019 order barring carriers from flying to VenezuelaBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - American Airlines AAL.O said on T...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
WRAPUP 1-SpaceX in merger talks with other Musk companies ahead of IPO
SpaceX-xAI merger would see xAI stock swapped for SpaceX stock, source saysDeal would boost Musk's plan to put data centers into spaceSpaceX considering merger with Tesla, Bloomberg reportsBy Echo Wang and Joey Roulette NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - SpaceX is exploring deals with other compani...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Trump administration said to be preparing Kevin Warsh Fed nomination, Bloomberg reports
Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Force won't bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter
Vatican one of Taiwan's 12 diplomatic alliesVatican has worked to improve ties with BeijingTaiwan says only island's people can decide their future TAIPEI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Any attempt to change Taiwan's status quo by force or coercion cannot bring true peace, Taiwan President Lai C...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Democrats ask top US spy to explain presence at FBI raid on election facility
Top Democrats question Gabbard presence at FBI raidSay US spy chief should focus on foreign threatsGabbard at scene of raid on Georgia election facilityBy Jonathan Landay, Jana Winter and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committees c...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action
By Steve Holland and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even as the U.S. dispatched another warship to the Middle East and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said the military would be ready to carry out whatever the presiden...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Veon Says Kyivstar Announces Pricing Of Secondary Offering Of Common Shares Held By Veon
Jan 29 (Reuters) - VEON Ltd VEON-RX.MM:KYIVSTAR ANNOUNCES PRICING OF SECONDARY OFFERING OF COMMON SHARES HELD BY VEONVEON LTD - KYIVSTAR GROUP ANNOUNCES PRICING OF PUBLIC OFFERING OF 12.5 MILLION COMMON SHARES AT A PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE OF USD 10.50 PER SHAREReuters
Fri, Jan 30
Trump cabinet attends black carpet premiere of Amazon‑backed documentary 'Melania'
Amazon studio bought film for $40 millionStudio spent $35 million on marketingStudio and director reject suggestion film was attempt to curry favor with TrumpExperts unsure of box-office potentialBy Bo Erickson and Dawn ChmielewskiWASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - With tensions in Minneapolis still hig...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
