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BRIEF-Cargojet Redeems Outstanding 5.75% Senior Unsecured Hybrid Debentures Due April 30, 2025
Cargojet Inc CJT.TO:CARGOJET REDEEMS OUTSTANDING 5.75% SENIOR UNSECURED HYBRID DEBENTURES DUE APRIL 30, 2025CARGOJET INC: REDEEMED $115MLN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OUTSTANDING ON ITS 5.75% SENIOR UNSECURED HYBRID DEBENTURES DUE APRIL 30Source text: ID:nCNWT1DpcaFurther company coverage: CJT.TOReuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Lafayette Energy Corp Now Sees IPO Of Up To 2.5 Million - SEC Filing
LAFAYETTE ENERGY CORP NOW SEES IPO OF UP TO 2.5 MILLION - SEC FILINGLAFAYETTE ENERGY CORP.: HAVE APPLIED TO HAVE COMMON STOCK LISTED ON NYSE AMERICAN UNDER SYMBOL “LEC.”LAFAYETTE ENERGY CORP SAYS THINKEQUITY IS THE UNDERWRITER TO THE IPO - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001654954-24-015928]Further com...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Amedisys Says Co, Unitedhealth Group Entered Into Waiver
Dec 27 (Reuters) - Amedisys Inc AMED.O:AMEDISYS: CO, UNITEDHEALTH GROUP ENTERED INTO WAIVERAMEDISYS: CO & UNITEDHEALTH GROUP WAIVED RIGHT TO TERMINATE MERGER AGREEMENT DUE TO FAILURE OF MERGER TO HAVE BEEN CONSUMMATED BY OUTSIDE DATEAMEDISYS: WAIVER INCLUDES THAT REGULATORY BREAK FEE UNDER DEAL TO B...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Kronos Bio Inc - Enters Transition Agreement With Genentech
Kronos Bio Inc KRON.O:KRONOS BIO INC - ENTERS TRANSITION AGREEMENT WITH GENENTECHKRONOS BIO INC - TRANSITION AGREEMENT CANCELS COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTSource text: [ID:n0001741830-24-000072]Further company coverage: KRON.OReuters
Fri, Dec 27
Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost
Kamal Adwan hospital patients, others, told to evacuatePalestinian health ministry says contact with staff has been lostIsrael says it has taken steps to mitigate harm to civiliansSays 'terrorists' had been operating from inside the hospitalBy Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie CAIRO/JERUSALEM...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
BRIEF-Lytus Technologies Holdings Ptv Files For Mixed Shelf Of Up To $75 Mln-SEC Filing
Dec 27 (Reuters) - Lytus Technologies Holdings Ptv Ltd LYT.O:LYTUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS PTV LTD FILES FOR MIXED SHELF OF UP TO $75 MILLION - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:]Further company coverage: LYT.O ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com))Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-Passenger on crashed plane says there was at least one loud bang before it went down
There was at least one loud bang - passengerI thought I was going to die - passenger Russian watchdog: flight diverted due to fog and drones Airline: cause of crash was 'external' interferenceAdds details on the crash, quotes, details from Russian aviation watchdogBy Gleb Stolyarov and Nailia Bagiro...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Bund yields hit 5-1/2-week high, markets eye US rates, German politics
By Stefano Rebaudo Dec 27 (Reuters) - Euro area benchmark Bund yields hit their highest levels in more than five weeks in thin holiday trading on Friday, with investors watching moves in U.S. Treasuries.Yields were on track for a yearly rise as markets expect higher-for-longer interest rates on b...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-UnitedHealth, Amedisys extend deadline to close $3.3 bln deal
Adds background in paragraph 2, details in paragraphs 3-5Dec 27 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth UNH.N and Amedisys AMED.O have agreed to extend the deadline to close their $3.3 billion merger agreement to next year, a regulatory filing showed on Friday.The extension comes more than a month after the U.S. D...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
U.S. citizen jailed in Russia for 15 years leaked biotechnology secrets, FSB says
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Eugene Spector, a U.S. citizen jailed for a total of 15 years this week after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing biotechnology secrets to the United States, Russia's FSB security service said on Friday.Russian state news agencies reporte...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Passenger on crashed plane says there was at least one loud bang before the crash
BAKU, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A passenger on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that there was at least one loud bang as it approached Grozny in southern Russia."I thought the plane was going to fall apart," Subhonkul Rakhimov, one of the passengers, told Reuters from h...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Taiwan's science ministry warns spending cuts could hit chips, AI funding
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s science ministry warned on Friday that funding for areas such as semiconductors, AI and aerospace could be reduced by T$20 billion ($609.11 million) for next year after opposition parties passed laws requiring cuts to economic and technology spen...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 6-South Korea's parliament impeaches acting president Han, as Yoon goes on trial
Ruling party boycotts vote for Han impeachment Finance Minister Choi becomes acting president under law Won currency at lowest since March 2009Constitutional Court to move swiftly in Yoon impeachment trialYoon's removal by court would bring election within 60 days Adds Choi comment, paragraph 6 and ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UnitedHealth, Amedisys waive right to terminate merger agreement
Dec 27 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth UNH.N and Amedisys AMED.O waived the right to terminate their merger agreement until a certain date, a filing showed on Friday. (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) ((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
'Wicked' director wants fans to see characters soar
By Danielle BroadwayLOS ANGELES, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Jon M. Chu, the director behind the musical film “Wicked”, felt pressure from both himself and the rest of the team at Universal Pictures to make a masterpiece. “For ourselves to fulfill the promise that we had to these characters when we first wa...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
Tech companies face tough AI copyright questions in 2025
By Blake Brittain Dec 27 (Reuters) - The new year may bring pivotal developments in a series of copyright lawsuits that could shape the future business of artificial intelligence.The lawsuits from authors, news outlets, visual artists, musicians and other copyright owners accuse OpenAI, Anthropic...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
OBITUARY-Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94
Adds Toyota chairman's quotes, paragraphs 28-30By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motor 7269.T for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94.He died on Chris...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
UPDATE 1-German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections
Adds quotes from speech in paragraph 2-5 BERLIN, Dec 27 (Reuters) - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. "Especially in dif...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
EXPLAINER-South Korea's leadership crisis in hands of Constitutional Court
Recasts with Han's impeachmentBy Joyce Lee SEOUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both impeached and suspended from power over a short-lived martial...Reuters
Fri, Dec 27
