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ANALYSIS-Activist investors do not plan to play nice this year as they eye more corporate breakups
Demands for M&A spiked in second half of 2025M&A seen as the fastest way to earn returns, making it a popular strategyEstablished and new activists expected to push for changes in 2026 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Corporate agitators who patiently prodded companies ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii handgun limits
Trump administration supports challengers to the lawGun rights group and other plaintiffs sued the stateBy John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Tuesday to weigh a challenge to a Hawaii law restricting the carry of handguns on private property that is open t...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Abivax CEO dismisses 'noise' around rumored Eli Lilly bid
Abivax shares soar more than 2,000% from July through December Analysts say company developing inflammatory bowel disease drug has M&A potentialCEO has track record of closing deals with big pharmaBy Sabrina Valle NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Abivax Chief Executive Marc de Garidel dismissed a...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Russia says it has no specific contacts with US on expiring nuclear treaty
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States currently have no specific contacts regarding the imminent expiry of the New START nuclear arms control treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.The treaty, the last of its kind between Moscow and Washington, sets limits o...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Russia won't halt trade with Iran despite US tariff threats, Lavrov says
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia sees no reason to stop trading with Iran and will continue to do so whenever it considers it appropriate, despite U.S. sanctions threats, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.U.S. President Donald Trump said on January 12 that any country doing business wi...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
UN chief Guterres cancels Davos trip due to bad cold, spokesperson says
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cancelled his plans to attend the Davos meeting in Switzerland where he was due to deliver a special address, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday."The Secretary-General has, unfortunately, had to cancel his participation ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Russia's Lavrov says Greenland is not a 'natural part' of Denmark
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Greenland was not "a natural part" of Denmark and that the problem of former colonial territories was becoming more acute.U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants full U.S. control of Greenland, an au...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
EU Commission working on package to support Arctic security, von der Leyen says
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the bloc's executive arm is working on a package to support Arctic security and warned that tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland are a mistake.Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
EU's von der Leyen: geopolitical shocks force a new European independence
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday the series of recent geopolitical shocks will force the European Union to build a new independent Europe."We will only be able to capitalise on this opportunity if we recognise that this cha...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
BoE's Bailey says geopolitics and trade tensions pose financial risks
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that the level of geopolitical uncertainty and global trade tensions represented a big consideration for the central bank as it seeks to manage risks to the economy from the financial system."I do think that geopol...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire
Leaflets order immediate evacuation in three languagesFirst time dropped since October ceasefire, residents and Hamas sayNo immediate comment from IsraelBy Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
UK and US can work through differences, says House Speaker Johnson
By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he was confident that Britain and the United States maintain their so-called 'special relationship' and work through differences on Greenland that threaten to upend bilateral ti...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
EU nears historic trade deal with India, von der Leyen says
DAVOS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The European Union is on the verge of concluding a free trade agreement with India, although work remains to get it over the line, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday."There is still work to...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93
By Giulia SegretiROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - It was a mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani.The colour, introduced to the fashion world several years later, in 1959, wi...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Mercantile Bank Q4 net income rises
OverviewU.S. bank's Q4 net income rose to $22.8 mlnCompany completed acquisition of Eastern Michigan Financial Corporation, expanding Michigan presenceNet interest income for Q4 increased by 5.5% yr/yr, reflecting asset growthOutlookCompany did not provide specific guidance for future quarters o...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Novartis expects to eliminate US tariff exposure by mid‑2026, CEO tells CNBC
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Novartis NOVN.S CEO Vas Narasimhan told CNBC on Tuesday he expects the drugmaker's agreement with the U.S. government and its expanding manufacturing footprint in the country to protect it from potential tariffs. "We expect to be in a position by middle of this year where ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
