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TABLE-U.S. Treasury auction size amounts and changes
NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday announced its debt-issuance plans for the next three months, saying it plans to keep auction sizes unchanged for notes and bonds over at least the next several quarters. It announced refunding of $125 billion from February to April.The follo...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
BRIEF-Numis Securities Limited Says CRH (UK) To Sell Up To 171.6 Million Ordinary Shares In Sigmaroc
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Numis Securities Limited:NUMIS SECURITIES LIMITED: CRH (UK) LIMITED ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO SELL UP TO 171.6 MILLION ORDINARY SHARES IN SIGMAROC PLCNUMIS SECURITIES LIMITED: FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF PLACING, CRH IS EXPECTED TO EXIT ITS INTEREST IN SIGMAROC IN FULLSource text: ID:nRSE...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
BRIEF-Teleperformance Completes Acquisition Of ‘Zp Better Together’
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Teleperformance SE TEPRF.PA:TELEPERFORMANCE COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF ‘ZP BETTER TOGETHER’ZP BETTER TOGETHER FINANCIALS CONSOLIDATED BY TP FROM FEB 1, 2025Source text: nBw6tzrbjaFurther company coverage: TEPRF.PAReuters
Wed, Feb 5
DOGE aides search Medicare agency payment systems for fraud, WSJ reports
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Representatives of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have gotten access to key payment and contracting systems, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar wi...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
UAE says it rejects any attempt to displace Palestinians
CAIRO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates categorically rejects any attempt to displace the Palestinians and deny them "inalienable rights", the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. In a shock announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. w...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Karman Holdings seeks up to $2.6 billion valuation in US IPO
Adds analyst comment in paragraphs 4,6By Pritam Biswas Feb 5 (Reuters) - Karman Holdings, backed by Trive Capital, said on Wednesday that it is targeting a valuation of up to $2.6 billion in its New York initial public offering as the defense and space systems maker looks to take advantage of an ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Euro zone yields drop to multi-week lows, await ECB neutral rate estimate
Updates in late European tradeBy Stefano Rebaudo Feb 5 (Reuters) - Euro area government bond yields dropped to multi-week lows on Wednesday as investors focused on the possible disinflationary impact of U.S. tariffs, which could prompt the European Central Bank to accelerate interest rate cuts.In...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
US House Speaker Johnson praises Trump's 'bold' Gaza proposal
Updates with quotes, context. WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take over the war-torn Gaza Strip and said House Republicans would stand with Trump on his initiativ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Portugal's central bank chief positive on Novo Banco IPO, urges caution on M&A
By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Novo Banco's planned initial public offering would be beneficial for the Portuguese banking sector, Bank of Portugal Governor Mario Centeno said on Wednesday, but he urged a cautious approach to any further acquisitions or consol...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Burns & Wilcox adds US Risk’s Ross and USI's Scott to bolster CA leadership
By David BullFeb 5 - US wholesaler Burns & Wilcox has hired Joe Ross from US Risk and Obie Scott from USI as associate managing directors to strengthen its leadership in California, as it looks to capture a growing share of the increasing flow of business into the surplus lines market, E&S I...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
NEWSMAKER-Trump team revamps US Justice Department with his former personal lawyer at helm
Bove implements contentious DOJ policy changes on Jan. 6 probe, immigrationBove defended Trump in criminal case stemming from hush money paid to porn starAdds Pam Bondi's confirmation as attorney general in paragraph 7By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - For two weeks President Donald Tru...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
QUOTES-Global reaction to Trump's Gaza Strip takeover proposal
Updates with Human Rights Watch comment Feb 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States would take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere.Here are some global reactions to the proposal.SAUDI ARABIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY"Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Hong Kong's government expresses 'strong disapproval' of Trump's tariff policy, Xinhua reports
Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government expressed "strong disapproval" of the imposition of an additional 10% duty on products of Hong Kong by the United States, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Wednesday.Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
BRIEF-Google Launching Experimental Version Of Gemini 2.0 Pro, Available In Ai Studio & Vertex Ai, & To Advanced Users In Gemini App
Feb 5 (Reuters) - GOOGLE :GOOGLE: LAUNCHING EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF GEMINI 2.0 PRO, AVAILABLE IN AI STUDIO & VERTEX AI, & TO ADVANCED USERS IN GEMINI APPGOOGLE: MAKING GEMINI 2.0 FLASH GENERALLY AVAILABLE TO DEVELOPERS IN AI STUDIO & VERTEX AIGOOGLE: MAKING 2.0 FLASH THINKING EXPERIMENTA...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
BRIEF-Japan-U.S. Summit Statement To Call For 'Golden Age' Of Bilateral Ties, Nikkei Reports
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nikkei:JAPAN-U.S. SUMMIT STATEMENT TO CALL FOR 'GOLDEN AGE' OF BILATERAL TIESSTATEMENT WILL EMPHASIZE REALIZING FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC AND BRINGING JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCE TO "NEW HEIGHTS"ISHIBA, TRUMP, WILL ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT AFTER THEIR SUMMIT FRIDAY LAYING OUT...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Application security platform Semgrep raises $100 mln in new funding round
Adds details on funding round in paragraph 2, details on company in paragraphs 4 and 6, context on AI funding market in paragraph 5Feb 5 (Reuters) - Semgrep said on Wednesday that it has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round, as investor interest in AI-powered solution continues.The round ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
CA sees 43% surplus lines premium increase in January as FL and TX maintain growth
By Chris MunroFeb 5 - (The Insurer) - Premium volume tracked by the stamping offices in the three largest states for surplus lines business continued their upward trajectory in January, with wildfire-hit California recording a giant year on year 43.2 percent increase in the month.California, Florida...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Canada to host summit on boosting economy after Trump tariff threat
New throughout OTTAWA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Canadian business and labor leaders will meet in Toronto this Friday to discuss diversifying trade and boosting the economy in the wake of U.S. threats to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
UN refugee boss urges donors to fill gap left by Trump aid freeze
High Commissioner Grandi asks Europeans to accelerate paymentsAgency faces 'cash flow crisis' if donors do not step upTrump ordered aid freeze soon after taking officeGrandi sees positive signs in exemptions granted by Rubio Adds more quotes from interview, context and background from paragr...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
Second US judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
GREENBELT, Maryland, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday became the second nationally to block Donald Trump's administration from implementing the Republican president's executive order curtailing birthright citizenship in the United States.U.S. District Judge Deborah ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 5
