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Wall Street jostles to advise on Rio-Glencore, eyes $100 million prize
Wall Street banks compete for advisory roles, eye big feesRio aims to acquire Glencore, create $200 billion mining giantPrevious merger talks between Rio and Glencore failedBy Andres Gonzalez, Amy-Jo Crowley and Anousha Sakoui LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto's ambition to acquire Glencor...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
US judge to block Trump move to end 10,000 Latin American migrants' legal status
BOSTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Friday she will block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from cutting short the temporary legal status granted to at least 10,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras that allowed them to re...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Venezuela looks to rebuild diplomatic ties with US
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government has begun exploring the potential to expand diplomatic ties with the United States, with U.S. State Department officials traveling to Caracas for technical and logistical assessments, it said in a statement on Friday.The State Department separately said t...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Bob's Discount Furniture reveals revenue and profit growth in US IPO filing
By Arasu Kannagi BasilJan 9 (Reuters) - Bob's Discount Furniture recorded a 20% revenue jump and about a 64% net income increase in the first nine months of fiscal 2025, the Bain Capital-backed furniture store chain said on Friday in its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering.The company r...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
EU considers making WhatsApp more responsible for tackling harmful content, spokesperson says
By Louise Rasmussen and Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Meta Platform's META.O messaging unit WhatsApp will likely be subject to tough online content rules targeting illegal and harmful content after it met the user threshold under this regulation, a European Commission spokesperson sai...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Nato's Rutte spoke to U.S. Rubio on the importance of the arctic to common security
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - NATO's General Secretary Mark Rutte spoke on Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the importance of the Arctic area for the shared security of the alliance, a spokerson said in a post on the X platform.Several NATO members expressed concern after the Whi...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Data company Agri Stats settles meat workers’ wage-fixing lawsuit
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Agricultural data company Agri Stats has agreed to settle a federal antitrust class action alleging it conspired with major red meat processors to suppress U.S. worker wages at plants across the country. Indiana-based Agri Stats will not pa...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Venezuela looks to reestablish diplomatic ties with US
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government said on Friday it has begun an exploratory diplomatic phase with the United States, with a view to reestablishing diplomatic presence in both countries.U.S. State Department officials are arriving to carry out technical and logistical assessments, it said...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Marriott Bonvoy Forges Global Partnership With International Cricket Council
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc MAR.O:MARRIOTT BONVOY FORGES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL, OFFERING MEMBERS UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO GLOBAL CRICKET EVENTSMARRIOTT - AGREEMENT COVERS ICC MEN'S EVENTS FROM 2026 TO 2029Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Asset manager Aberdeen trims Venezuela bonds after stunning rally
By Libby George LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Asset manager Aberdeen Investments is "trimming" its holdings of Venezuela's sovereign bonds, a portfolio manager told Reuters, after a stunning rally that has more than doubled the price of the country's defaulted bonds in the past 12 mon...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Vistra Says At Full Delivery Of PPAS With Meta, Sees Incremental Adjusted FCF Before Growth Accretion
Jan 9 (Reuters) - VISTRA:VISTRA: AT FULL DELIVERY OF PPAS WITH META, SEES INCREMENTAL ADJUSTED FCF BEFORE GROWTH ACCRETION ABOUT 8%-10% RELATED TO OPERATING ENERGY & CAPACITYSource text: [ID:n0001193125-26-008508]Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
