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CNA announces senior leadership appointments
By Navneeta NandanAug 20 - (The Insurer) - CNA Financial has announced a series of senior leadership appointments across key business segments.David Haas has been appointed president of global specialty, overseeing financial lines, healthcare, affinity and warranty.Haas has worked at CNA for more th...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Australia's Canva begins share sale at $42 billion valuation
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Australian graphic design platform Canva launched an employee stock sale that values the company at $42 billion, it said on Wednesday, ahead of a reported IPO this year.The stock sale comes at time when the company is investing heavily in AI tools for its more than 240 million mon...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Benchmark JGB yields hover near 17-year high on fiscal concerns
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds plunged on Wednesday, sending benchmark yields to match a near 17-year high, after a lacklustre auction and fiscal concerns damped confidence in the market.Yields on Japan's super-long bonds have soared to historic levels in r...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Evicted Afghan refugees huddle in Islamabad park, dreading return home
Pakistan begins deporting documented Afghan refugeesPakistan pressures landlords to evict AfghansMore than a million documented Afghans risk expulsionPolice deny harassment of refugees in IslamabadUN refugee agency says Afghans face arrest, deportationBy Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (Reuters) -...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Claire's To Sell IP & Significant Number Of Stores In North America To Ames Watson
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Claire's Holdings:CLAIRE'S HOLDINGS: ENTERS AGREEMENT WITH AMES WATSON TO SELL IP AND SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STORES IN NORTH AMERICACLAIRE'S HOLDINGS: AS PART OF AGREEMENT, CLAIRE'S HAS PAUSED LIQUIDATION PROCESS AT SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STORESReuters
Wed, Aug 20
EliseAI raises $250 million in a16z-led round to expand in healthcare
EliseAI valued at over $2.2 billion after funding roundFunding to fuel product innovation and team expansionFocus on healthcare and housing industry automationBy Krystal HuAug 20 (Reuters) - Enterprise software maker EliseAI has raised $250 million in a Series E funding round to expand its automatio...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Russia's drone strikes spark fire at energy facility in Odesa region, Ukraine says
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia launched a "massive drone strike" on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, injuring one person and causing a large fire at a fuel and energy facility, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said on Wednesday.Administration of the Izmail district in the Odesa region...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
WRAPUP 9-Trump says US may provide air support to back a Ukraine peace deal
Zelenskiy hails summit with Trump as a step towards peaceRussia launches largest attack this month amid peace movesTrump says his negotiating style is "more instinct than process"Possible Zelenskiy/Putin summit in the works; sites being consideredBy Andrea Shalal, Tom Balmforth and Anastasii...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - August 20
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- Activist investor Ancora is pressuring CSX CSX.O to pursue a merger with a rival or replace CEO Joe Hinrichs, threatening a proxy fight if t...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - August 20
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilise public radio and TV stations most...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Aug 20
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headlines- BHP and Rio Tinto lobby Donald Trump over US copper mine after new delay- Peabody pulls out of $3.8 billion Anglo American coal deal- R...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
