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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
July 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:** Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned BNY BK.N that its reported interest in a merger with Northern Trust NTRS.O could violate federal banking laws, saying any potential deal between the...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
QUOTES-Reactions to the death of Ozzy Osbourne
LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76, his family said on Tuesday. No cause of death was given but Osbourne revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The illness made him unable t...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
US ends a mail fraud case, 32 years late
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - In an apparent example of better-late-than-never, a federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday dismissed a mail fraud criminal case after the U.S. Department of Justice realized it should have ended in 1993.Yousef Elyaho was charged in October 1991 with on...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Obama reiterates conclusion of attempted Russian interference in 2016 election
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The office of U.S. Democratic former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a document issued last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not undercut the conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election but that it did n...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
QUOTES-Reactions to the death of Ozzy Osbourne
LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76, his family said on Tuesday. No cause of death was given but Osbourne revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The illness made him unable t...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath's bat-biting frontman, dies aged 76
By Catarina Demony and Lisa Richwine LONDON/LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Reuters) - Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself as a loveable if often foul-mouthed r...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
ASM second-quarter bookings disappoint, cites order timing
Q2 profits beat expectationsGlobal semiconductor sector faces tariff uncertainty, weak tool demand from chipmakersASM forecasts Q3 bookings to fall below billed salesBy Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM, July 22 (Reuters) - Computer chip equipment maker ASM International ASMI.AS reported second-quarter bo...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
SpaceX warns investors Elon Musk could return to US politics, Bloomberg reports
July 22 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, who most recently served as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, may return to U.S. politics, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing SpaceX documents and people familiar with the content.The company added the language laying out such "risk factors" i...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
US confirms death of citizen in Syria last week
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday confirmed the death of a U.S. citizen last week in the predominantly Druze region of Sweida, where hundreds of people have been reported killed in clashes.State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Hosam Saraya, adding that the...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Senator Warren warns potential BNY merger with Northern Trust may violate federal banking laws
By Pete Schroeder and Saeed Azhar WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned BNY BK.N that its reported interest in a merger with Northern Trust NTRS.O could violate federal banking laws, saying any potential deal between the two large custody banks raises antitrust conce...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
REFILE-Epstein files fight leads US House Republicans to start summer break a day early
House Republicans avoid vote on Epstein files resolutionDemocrats, some Republicans push for Epstein document releaseBondi asks federal judge to unseal grand jury transcripts By David Morgan WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Fed officials, banking experts discuss regulatory rewrite effort at conference
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve continued work on its comprehensive effort to rewrite bank rules with a daylong conference at its headquarters on Tuesday.At the conference in Washington, regulatory officials, bankers, industry lawyers and other experts discus...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
US audit watchdog bars, fines Hong Kong auditor
NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said on Tuesday it had revoked the license of a Hong Kong firm and barred its owner for violating audit rules related to companies operating in China, including Luckin Coffee Inc. The PCAOB said in a statement it had sa...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Dassault, in spat with Airbus, says European fighter jet project at risk
By Tim HepherPARIS, July 22 (Reuters) - French warplane maker Dassault Aviation AM.PA raised questions over the future of a Franco-German-Spanish fighter jet project on Tuesday in a growing feud with Europe's Airbus AIR.PA over control of the futuristic program that combines traditional warplane...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Trump and Bezos held talks at White House last week, CNBC reports
July 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the White House for more than an hour last week, CNBC reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.No details were immediately available regarding the topics discussed during the meeting, according to the...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Synovus explores potential merger options after drawing takeover interest, Bloomberg News reports
July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. regional lender Synovus Financial SNV.N is exploring options including a potential merger after drawing takeover interest, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.The Columbus, Georgia-based bank is working with a financial adviser and has ...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Greek police arrest Moldovan tycoon Plahotniuc on Interpol notice
By Yannis SouliotisATHENS, July 22 (Reuters) - Greek police have arrested a Moldovan tycoon and a former political leader wanted for allegedly participating in a criminal organisation, money laundering and fraud, police said on Tuesday. Vladimir Plahotniuc, considered one of Moldova's richest me...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
Lawsuit says Clorox hackers got passwords simply by asking
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Bleach maker Clorox CLX.N said Tuesday that it has sued information technology provider Cognizant CTSH.O over a devastating 2023 cyberattack, alleging that the hackers pulled off the intrusion simply by asking the tech company's staff for empl...Reuters
Tue, Jul 22
