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Blackstone-backed Liftoff Mobile targets up to $5.2 billion valuation in US IPO
By Arasu Kannagi Basil Jan 29 (Reuters) - Liftoff Mobile said on Thursday it was targeting a valuation of up to $5.17 billion in its initial public offering in the United States, the latest Blackstone BX.N portfolio company set to tap the new listings market.The Redwood City, California-based mob...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Investment bank Lazard rises after profit beats estimates
Shares of Lazard LAZ.N rise 3.94% to $54.69 after Q4 profit beats estimatesCo posts adjusted profit of 80 cents per share, above analysts' estimates of 69 cents per shareAdjusted financial advisory revenue jumps 7% to $542 millionAdjusted asset management business revenue rises 18% to $339 milli...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Hegseth says Pentagon will be prepared to deliver what Trump expects on Iran
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said Iran had the option to make a deal and should not pursue a nuclear capability, adding that the Department of Defense would be prepared to deliver whatever President Donald Trump expected.Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
BREAKINGVIEWS-Blackstone’s message: trust the plan
By Jonathan GuilfordNEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Blackstone’s BX.N investors haven’t heard the good news. On Thursday, the titan of private equity, credit and real estate, now managing $1.3 trillion, unveiled surprisingly strong earnings, nearly replicating the pandemic era’s giddy pe...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-AGNC Investment, Brown & Brown, Korro Bio
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including AGNC Investment, Brown & Brown and Korro Bio, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTSAGNC Investment Corp AGNC.O: KBW cuts to market perform from outperformBrown & B...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Trump's NSA pick endorses post-9/11 surveillance powers, stays vague on warrants
Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd testifies to Senate panelTrump nominated him to head the National Security AgencyUS surveillance powers brought up repeatedly at hearingBy Raphael SatterWASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd, President Donald Trump's pick to head t...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
US life expectancy jumps to a record 79 years in 2024
Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. life expectancy rose to a record high of 79 years in 2024, an increase of six months from the previous year, reflecting a sharp decline in deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.According to a report from the C...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Mercedes CEO says details of EU's relaxed EV targets could negate benefits
STUTTGART, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The fine print of the European Union's relaxed targets in the shift to electric cars risks cancelling out the intended benefits, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday.The European Commission made public proposals in December that reverse an effective ban on sale...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Union for Chile's Mantoverde mine calls on workers to reject contract offer
SANTIAGO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The union representing workers at Capstone Copper's CS.TO Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile on Thursday urged workers to reject a contract offer from the firm and prolong a strike that began in early January.The mine on Wednesday presented a new offer...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Insurance platform Ethos Technologies valued at $1.2 billion in Nasdaq debut
By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Manya Saini Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ethos Technologies LIFE.O clinched a valuation of $1.2 billion in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, as insurance firms continue to find receptive investors in a strengthening IPO market.The U.S. IPO market has staged a broad recovery in recent...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Israel releases 15 Palestinian bodies as truce deal shifts to next phase
Israelis release 360 Palestinian bodiesAll Israeli hostages, living and dead, have been returnedIsraeli gunfire kills three people in GazaUS pressing Israel and Hamas to advance Gaza truce dealBy Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Israel released 15 bodies of Palestinians killed during i...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Obamacare enrollment drops to about 23 million people for 2026
By Sriparna Roy Jan 29 (Reuters) - More than a million fewer Americans have signed up for Obamacare plans for 2026, with enrollment dropping to about 23 million as monthly premiums for many soared due to the expiration of extra COVID-19 pandemic health insurance subsidies.Total premium costs for...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation in policy shift
Ministers reached agreement to add Iran's Revolutionary Guards to EU terrorist list EU adopted new Iran sanctionsIranian interior minister and other senior officials sanctioned By Lili Bayer and John Irish BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to inc...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
American Airlines plans to resume US flights to Venezuela pending government approval
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - American Airlines said Thursday the U.S. carrier plans to resume daily service to Venezuela pending government approval and subject to security assessments just weeks after the U.S. military seized the country's leader.President Donald Trump earlier on Thursday ask...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather."I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that," Trump...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Trump says Hamas was big factor in return of hostages
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Hamas was a big factor in the return of hostages from Gaza, adding that it looked liked Hamas would disarm.U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, speaking to reporters at a cabinet meeting, said that the second phase of the U.S. pla...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
