News
Important Only
Lsf12 Helix Parent, Llc Announces Change Of Control Offers For Hillenbrand, Inc.'S Senior Notes
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Hillenbrand Inc HI.N:LSF12 HELIX PARENT, LLC ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFERS FOR HILLENBRAND, INC.'S SENIOR NOTESLONE STAR- LSF12 HELIX PARENT ANNOUNCES OFFERS FOR 6.2500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029 & 3.7500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2031 OF HILLENBRANDReuters
Fri, Jan 9
Haisco Pharma Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement With AirNexis
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd 002653.SZ:SAYS CO SIGNED EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH AIRNEXIS THERAPEUTICSSAYS AIRNEXIS TO PAY $108 MILLION UPFRONT, WITH POTENTIALLY UP TO $955 MILLION IN MILESTONE PAYMENTS, ROYALTIESSource textFurther company coverage: 002653.SZReuters
Fri, Jan 9
FACTBOX-Elon Musk's Grok faces global scrutiny for sexualised AI photos
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok on X, putting pressure on the platform to show what it is doing to prevent and remove illegal content.Grok said ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Portugal proposes Mario Centeno for ECB vice-presidency
LISBON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Portugal's finance ministry has submitted the country's former central bank chief Mario Centeno as a candidate to become the next vice-president of the European Central Bank, it said on Friday.Centeno told Portuguese news outlet Eco on Thursday that he had had encou...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 9
Jan 9 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Political and General News POL/DIARYTop Economic Events M/DIARYEmerging Markets Economic Events EMRG/DIARYGovernment Debt Auctions D/DIARYU.S. Federal Reserve FED/DIARYToday in Washington WASH/DIARY ------------------------------------------------...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
EV maker Polestar's CEO says Europe is company's engine of growth
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Polestar PSNY.O CEO Michael Lohscheller:EUROPE IS REALLY THE ENGINE OF OUR GROWTH RIGHT NOW, WITH REGION ACCOUNTING FOR 78% OF TOTAL SALES FOR THE FULL YEARU.S ACCOUNTED FOR 7% OF TOTAL SALES FOR THE FULL YEARWANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR SALES NETWORK STRATEGYEUROPE STAYS THE COR...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Morning News Call - U.S., January 9
To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click hereYou can read Morning News Call -- US via TOPNEWS U.S. Companies page.If you would like to receive this newsletter through your email, please register at:https://solutions.lseg.com/MorningNewsCallEN-subscription-pageFor Morning News Call Ca...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Schrodinger to offer Eli Lilly's AI drug discovery platform on its software
By Sneha S K Jan 9 (Reuters) - Schrodinger SDGR.O said on Friday it is collaborating with Eli Lilly LLY.N to offer the pharmaceutical major's AI-based platform, TuneLab, on its drug designing software.Integration of Lilly's TuneLab into Schrodinger's LiveDesign will give biotech comp...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Polestar's quarterly EV sales jump as Europe pivot pays off
Polestar's sales rise 27% in Q4; 60,119 cars sold in 2025Focus on Europe prompted by U.S. tariffsCarmaker got $900 million financing lifeline in December STOCKHOLM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - EV maker Polestar PSNY.O reported a sharp rise in fourth‑quarter vehicle sales on Friday, helped by its re...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-India sets the stage for US obesity price war
By Shrabani Chakraborty BENGALURU, Jan 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO is fuelling an obesity drug war in India. Last month, the $229 billion Danish drugmaker launched its blockbuster remedy Ozempic into the world’s fifth-largest economy. The once-weekly jab costs a mere 8,800 r...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Musk's AI bot Grok limits image generation on X to paid users after backlash
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool's use of AI to create sexualized images sparked a widespread backlash.The chatbot's image generation had allowed users...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Hamburg trial tests German law after US child’s suicide linked to murder charge
HAMBURG, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The trial of a 21-year-old man accused of forcing children and teenagers to self-harm and commit sexual acts online, leading to a 13-year-old boy taking his own life in the United States, began behind closed doors in Hamburg on Friday.The trial - which is being held in pri...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Russia's Oreshnik strike likely used 'dummy' warheads, Kyiv official says
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia struck the workshop of a state enterprise in the western city of Lviv overnight using an Oreshnik ballistic missile that was likely carrying inert or "dummy" warheads, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday. The workshop sustained multiple impacts from sm...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Venezuela's Rodriguez to visit Colombia in coming weeks, Petro says
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to visit Bogota for a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the coming weeks, Petro told newspaper El Pais in an interview published on Friday."She has asked for two weeks. She needs to see what is happeni...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
EU considers designating WhatsApp as very large platform, spokesperson says
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission is actively considering to designate Meta's META.O WhatsApp as a very large platform under the Digital Services Act, a spokesperson for the commission said on Friday.Such a designation requires online platforms to do more to tackle online illeg...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Munich Security conference head defends inviting German far-right party
Ischinger defends AfD invitation to Munich Security ConferenceAfD classified as extremist by German intelligence servicesUS criticises Europe over free speech, unsettling alliesBy Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The head of the Munich Security Conference defended a decision to invite ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
EU ambassadors back Mercosur trade deal, EU sources say
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors provisionally agreed on Friday to a planned free trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur, according to three EU diplomats and sources.EU capitals have until 5 p.m. Brussels time (1600 GMT) to confirm their votes in writing, the diploma...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
