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Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
Puntland officials say bases captured, militants killedImportance of IS Somali branch grew in recent yearsUS targeted group in air strikes last weekAdds Somali federal government comment paragraphs 18-19By Feisal Omar BALIDHIDIN, Somalia, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomou...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
British insurer L&G to sell US protection unit to Japan's Meiji Yasuda
Feb 7 (Reuters) - British life insurer Legal & General LGEN.L said on Friday it would sell its U.S. protection business to Japan's Meiji Yasuda, and the companies will form a strategic partnership to expand the US Pension Risk Transfer business in a $2.3 billion deal.Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
BRIEF-Mitsubishi Chemical Group: To Sell Subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma To Bain Capital For About 510 Billion Yen
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp 4188.T:MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP: TO SELL SUBSIDIARY MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA TO BAIN CAPITAL FOR ABOUT 510 BILLION YENMITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP: TO BOOK ABOUT 95 BILLION YEN GAINS RELATED TO SALE OF MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA IN Q2 FY2025/26Source text...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
International Petroleum Corp expected to post earnings of 27 cents a share - Earnings Preview
International Petroleum Corp IPCOR.ST is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on February 11 for the period ending December 31 2024The Vancouver British Columbia-based company is expected to report a 4.8% increase in revenue to $208.05 million from $198.46 million ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
BRIEF-Danske Bank Initiates Share Buy-Back Programme
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Danske Bank A/S DANSKE.CO:REG-DANSKE BANK A/S INITIATES SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMMETO REPURCHASE SHARES BY INITIATING A SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME OF UP TO DKK 5 BILLIONPROGRAMME WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERIOD FROM 10 FEBRUARY 2025 TO 30 JANUARY 2026, AT LATESTSource text: ID:nGNE5wJ0cFurt...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Unipol-backed BPER joins Italy's M&A frenzy with $4.5 bln Pop Sondrio bid
Repeats story published late on Feb. 6, no changes to textOffers 6.6% premium vs Wednesday's closing levelDeal expected to close in second half of 2025Unipol is main shareholder in both banks By Andrea Mandala and Gursimran Mehar MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italy's fourth-largest bank BPER ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Saab expects organic sales growth between 12%-16% in 2025
Adds targets, results, CEO quote from paragraph 2 onwards Feb 7 (Reuters) - Saab SAABb.ST expects organic sales growth of between 12% and 16% in 2025, the Swedish defence equipment maker said on Friday, as it also updated its medium-term targets for 2023-2027.It said it expects an organic sales g...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Thailand lobbies for chip investments as Trump's trade war with China kicks off
BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Thailand aims to have an initial draft of a strategic plan for its semiconductor sector ready in the next 90 days, keen to attract fresh investment amid U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed trade war with China.Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Trump's Ukraine envoy Kellogg discussed visit, battlefield, Zelenskiy aide says
KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Friday he discussed approaching meetings and battlefield developments with Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia.Andriy Yermak said issues discussed ranged fro...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Iliad looking at consolidation deal with Telecom Italia, reports say
ROME, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French telecoms operator Iliad is looking at a potential consolidation deal with Italy's former phone monopolist Telecom Italia (TIM) TLIT.MI, Italian newspapers Corriere della Sera and La Stampa reported on Friday. La Stampa said Iliad has given a mandate to Boston Con...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
BRIEF-Danske Bank Expects Net Profit To Be In The Range Of DKK 21–23 Bln In 2025
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Danske Bank A/S DANSKE.CO:Q4 NET INTEREST INCOME DKK 9,244 MLN VERSUS COMPANY CONSENSUS DKK 9,034 MILLIONQ4 NET FEE INCOME DKK 4,509 MLN VERSUS COMPANY CONSENSUS DKK 3,647 MLNQ4 NET PROFIT DKK 5,995 MLN VERSUS COMPANY CONSENSUS DKK 5,049 MLNQ4 LOAN LOSSES DKK -107 MLN VERSUS COMPAN...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
BRIEF-Gogo Business, Aviation, Satcom Direct, Airbus Signs MOU On Internet Delivery
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Gogo Inc. GOGO.O:GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION, SATCOM DIRECT FINALISED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH AIRBUSMOU TO CONFIRM AIM TO LEVERAGE GOGO SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS TO DELIVER BROADBAND INTERNET TO AIRBUS ACJ OPERATORS Source text for Workspace: nGNX37v3Bt Fur...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Kremlin says Russia and U.S. have not yet begun to discuss a possible Putin-Trump meeting, Ifax says
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia and the U.S. have not yet begun to discuss a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.It cited Peskov as saying there had be...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
BRIEF-Sanofi To Buy Back Max. EUR 2 Bln Of Own Shares
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Sanofi SA SASY.PA:EXECUTION OF A SHARE BUYBACK AGREEMENT FOR UP TO EUR 2 BILLIONTHIS BUYBACK WILL BE DONE PREFERABLY THROUGH BLOCK TRADES AND IN OPEN MARKET WITH PURPOSE OF CANCELLATION.SAYS WILL REPURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES BETWEEN FEBRUARY 7, 2025 AND DECEMBER 31, 2025 AT LATESTSour...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza
Corrects to add dropped word 'trip' in first paragraphRubio to visit Israel and Arab statesVisit follows Trump proposal to take over Gaza and displace PalestiniansTrump suggestion rejected by Arab states and widely condemned globallyBy Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reu...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Iran condemns new U.S. shipping-related sanctions
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday condemned Washington's move to impose shipping-related sanctions, saying it would prevent it from legitimate trading with partners, the official IRNA news agency reported.The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it was imposing new sanctions on a few individuals and ta...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
Puntland officials say bases captured, militants killedImportance of IS Somali branch grew in recent yearsUS targeted group in air strikes last weekBy Feisal Omar BALIDHIDIN, Somalia, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory fr...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - Feb 7
Feb 7 (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.- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Crimina...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Feb 7
Feb 7 (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.- U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday to ban DeepSeek's chatbot application from government-owned devices amid security...Reuters
Fri, Feb 7
