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BRIEF- SNP's Executive Board And Supervisory Board Recommend Acceptance Of Carlyle's Voluntary Public Cash Takeover Offer
Feb 10 (Reuters) - SNP Schneider Neureither & Partner SE SHFG.DE:EQS-NEWS: SNP’S EXECUTIVE BOARD AND SUPERVISORY BOARD RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF CARLYLE’S VOLUNTARY PUBLIC CASH TAKEOVER OFFERSNP SCHNEIDER NEUREITHER & PARTNER SE - OFFER PRICE OF €61.00 PER SHARE CONSIDERED FAIRSource text: ID:...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
'Emaciated' Gaza hostages, Palestinian detainees show poor conditions in captivity, UN says
GENEVA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office on Monday described images of both emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal as distressing, saying they reflected the dire conditions in which they were held.The gaunt, pale faces of both ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Brokers and specialty commercial outperformed last week as Wall Street declined on rate cuts delay expectations
By Carlos PallordetFeb 10 - (The Insurer) - The North American insurance composite, compiled by investment banks Stonybrook Capital and Weild & Co, rose 1.1 percent last week, outperforming major Wall Street benchmarks which were down as persistent inflation concerns weighed on market sentiment....Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
CVC considers sale of 70% stake in Greek insurer Ethniki
By Rebecca DelaneyFeb 10 - (The Insurer) - Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has entered into exclusive discussions with Piraeus Financial Holdings for the latter to acquire a 70 percent stake in Ethniki Insurance for €469mn ($483.7mn).Upon completion of the proposed transaction, Greek multin...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Danske Bank, HSBC Holdings, IAG
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Danske Bank, HSBC Holdings and IAG, on Monday.HIGHLIGHTS* DR ING HC F Porsche AG P911_p.DE: Kepler Cheuvreux cuts to hold from buy* Danske Bank DANSKE.CO: Jefferies raises target p...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
French antitrust agency probing Microsoft over Bing access
Recasts with company confirmation, quote paragraphs 2-3PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - France's antitrust agency is investigating MicrosoftMSFT.O over concerns that it is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products."We are fu...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
AI chip startup Groq secures $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has secured a $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to expand the delivery of its advanced AI chips to the country.Groq, founded by a former Alphabet engineer, is known for producing AI inference chips that optimize speed and execut...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Zelenskiy says Trump aides to visit Ukraine this week
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that "serious people" from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will visit Ukraine this week. In a video released by Ukrainian media outlet UNIAN, Zelenskiy said the visit would take place before the annual...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump research funding cuts
BOSTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Democratic attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging sharp cuts to grant funding for universities, medical centers and other research institutions that the Trump administration announced on Friday.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston, ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
NFL-Eagles Super Bowl MVP Hurts not ready to talk legacy after career-defining game
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Jalen Hurts thrust himself into the upper echelon of the elite quarterback conversation with a career-defining performance in the Super Bowl, but on Monday the NFL championship game's Most Valuable Player said it was too soon to talk about legacy.Hurts silenced cr...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Trump says Palestinians would not have right to return to Gaza
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Palestinians would not have the right of return to Gaza under his proposal to redevelop the enclave and would have a permanent place to live elsewhere, according to excerpts of his interview with Fox News released on Monday.He added tha...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Canada opposition head says he will slash foreign aid to build Arctic base
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The head of Canada's official opposition party, on track to win an election in the coming months, said on Monday he would slash foreign aid to help build a base in the Arctic and boost regional security.U.S. President Donald Trump, who is threaten...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Slovak leader Fico congratulates Musk for gutting US aid agency
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump's government efficiency adviser, Elon Musk, for aiming to dismantle the main U.S. aid agency, saying its funds were used to "deform the political system" in Slovakia.The U.S. Agency for Interna...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Alphabet CEO tells Paris summit biggest risk is missing out on AI
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai told attendees of the AI Action Summit in Paris on Monday that the technology heralded a "golden age of innovation" and that "the biggest risk was missing out."At an event where countries and industry have focused more on deploying...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
Bund yields near 5-week lows after Trump's new tariffs pledge
Updates in late European tradeBy Stefano Rebaudo Feb 10 (Reuters) - German Bund yields edged down on Monday, near their lowest levels in over a month, as caution prevailed after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and said he would announce reciprocal du...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
CNA says commercial casualty rate increases accelerated to 10% in Q4
By David BullFeb 10 - (The Insurer) - CNA's Q4 rate increases of 17 percent in commercial auto and 11 percent in excess casualty were ahead of long-term loss cost trends and contributed to a 10 percent uptick in commercial casualty.In prepared remarks released with Q4 and full-year earnings on M...Reuters
Mon, Feb 10
