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Pfizer to exit ViiV Healthcare in $1.9 billion deal as Shionogi doubles stake
Shionogi doubles stake in ViiV Healthcare to 21.7%Pfizer exits ViiV Healthcare for $1.9 billionTransaction completion expected in Q1 2026GSK retains majority stake in ViiV Healthcare at 78.3%By Yadarisa Shabong Jan 20 (Reuters) - Britain's GSK GSK.L and Japan's Shionogi 4507.T said on...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan Says We Think We Have An Agreement With US Government That Shields Us From Tariffs - CNBC Interview
Jan 20 (Reuters) - NOVARTIS CEO VAS NARASIMHAN: WE THINK WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT SHIELDS US FROM TARIFFS - CNBC INTERVIEWNOVARTIS CEO VAS NARASIMHAN: MORE BIOTECH DEALS DONE WITH CHINA THAN WITH EUROPE - CNBC INTERVIEWSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
RPT-FACTBOX-Key facts about Chagos Islands deal signed by UK and Mauritius
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of total weakness", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed. Britain signed...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
RPT-ROI-2026 is the EU's make-or-break year for economic reform: Mike Peacock
By Mike Peacock LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union leaders meeting in Davos this week can be forgiven for fixating on the multiplying threats to the world order - such as U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland - but they cannot afford to do so at the expense of their lo...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Russia says it has yet to get documents after latest US, Europe talks on Ukraine
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow had not yet received any documents after recent talks between the United States and European countries on Ukraine.Lavrov made the comment at a news conference in Moscow.Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Deal to sell stake in Serbia's NIS to Hungary's MOL would benefit Russia, Lavrov says
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a deal for Hungary's MOL to acquire a stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS would be beneficial for Russia.Russia's Gazprom Neft SIBN.MM has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in NIS NII...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
UK says Chagos deal taken to protect national security
LONDON, Jan 20 - Britain said on Tuesday it would never compromise on national security as it defended its deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after U.S. President Donald Trump described the agreement as an " act of total weakness ." "T...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Putin's envoy Dmitriev arrives in Davos, set to meet US officials
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev posted on X that he had arrived in Davos, where sources told Reuters he plans to hold talks with U.S. officials on the fringes of the World Economic Forum.Dmitriev is a key figure in talks on ending the U...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US Treasury Secretary Bessent brushes off 'hysteria' over Greenland
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence on Tuesday that the United States and European countries will find a solution over the U.S. administration's aim to take over Greenland, brushing off "hysteria" about a possible trade war. U...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Egypt's President Sisi to meet Trump on the sidelines of Davos, presidency says
CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet U.S President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt's presidency said on Tuesday.This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the U.S announced it was launching the ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
ANALYSIS-Pakistan's 'combat tested' jets boost weapons sales
Pakistan negotiating weapons sales with 13 countries, sources sayGlobal supply chain shortages, conflict with India spurred interestPakistan working to increase production capacity of jets, dronesBy Saad Sayeed and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan's defence manufacturing in...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
RBC CEO calls for more collaboration to combat payment fraud
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada's RY.TO CEO said on Tuesday banks needed to work much more closely with big tech companies on combating fraud, with most of it emanating from a couple of technology platforms.The fraud was "a significant problem", David McKay told an event ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Tennis-Injury-hit Monfils bows out of final Australian Open with guns blazing
By Ian RansomMELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tennis showman Gael Monfils bowed out of his 20th and final Australian Open on Tuesday with a mix of pain and regret as he fell to an injury-hampered 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4 7-5 defeat in the first round to local qualifier Dane Sweeny.The 39-year-old Frenchman had ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
European Union should keep all options on the table in response to Trump's tariff threats, Denmark says
HELSINKI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The European Union should keep all options on the table with regard to a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threat against European allies, Denmark's Economy Minister Stephanie Lose told journalists on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of EU financ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Taiwan's Inventec says H200 decision 'appears to be stuck' on China side
TAIPEI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Inventec President Jack Tsai said the decision on Nvidia's NVDA.O H200 artificial intelligence chips "appears to be stuck on the China side," he told a press conference in Taipei on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Euro zone yield curves steepen as geopolitics weighs, Japanese selloff spills over
By Alun John LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone yield curves steepened on Tuesday as longer dated bonds sold off, and shorter dated ones rose marginally as investors processed both swirling geopolitics and tumbling Japanese government bond prices. Germany's 10-year yield, the benchmark for ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
China invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace'
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday confirmed that it had been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," an invitation that Washington had extended to dozens of countries in his bid to launch a global initiative aimed at resolving conflicts. But Beijing, whic...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Houlihan Lokey Signs Agreement To Secure Controlling Interest In Audere Partners
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Houlihan Lokey Inc HLI.N:HOULIHAN LOKEY : SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO SECURE A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN AUDERE PARTNERSHOULIHAN LOKEY : ACQUIRED REAL ESTATE CAPITAL ADVISORY BUSINESS OF MELLUM CAPITALReuters
Tue, Jan 20
