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Banijay and All3Media merge production units to counter streaming giantsBanijay shares rise nearly 5% after merger announcementTalks started two years agoBy Amy-Jo Crowley, Leo Marchandon and Paul Sandle LONDON/GDANSK, March 4 (Reuters) - France's Banijay Group BNJ.AS, long hungry for even gr...Reuters
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CANADA RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Paramount Resources, Spartan Delta, Wajax
March 4 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets for several Canadian companies, including Paramount Resources, Spartan Delta and Wajax, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS CAE Inc CAE.TO: Stifel initiates coverage with buy rating; target price C$50Goeasy Ltd GSY.TO: ...Reuters
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EU lawmakers extend suspension of legislative work to clear EU‑US trade deal
BRUSSELS, March 4 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers have decided against resuming work on legislative proposals related to the EU‑U.S. trade deal, arguing there is no clarity from Washington that the United States will stick to its side of the agreement.Bernd Lange, the chair of European Parliament's tra...Reuters
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UK withdraws some staff from Bahrain embassy as a precaution
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it had temporarily withdrawn some staff and their dependents from its embassy in Bahrain as a precautionary measure as the U.S. stepped up its military campaign against Tehran.The embassy in Bahrain continued to operate, the government added.Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-Owner of Four Loko explores sale of storied alcohol brand, sources say
Phusion Projects works with JPMorgan on Four Loko sale process, sources sayBrand could be worth around $400 million, sources sayRTD beverage category grows as beer and wine sales declineBy Abigail Summerville March 4 (Reuters) - The parent company of Four Loko, the canned alcoholic beverage that ...Reuters
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Italy's Amplifon posts Q4 profit fall, sees margin lift
March 4 (Reuters) - Italian hearing aid maker Amplifon AMPF.MI reported a 7.9% drop in fourth‑quarter net profit on Wednesday but said it anticipates an improved profit margin going forward as cost cuts run ahead of plan.The company said it now expects an adjusted core profit (EBITDA) margin improve...Reuters
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Wizz Air Expects FY26 Profits To Be Below Guidance Due To Middle East Disruption
March 4 (Reuters) - Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ.L:WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS - WIZZ AIR EXPECTS F26 PROFITS TO BE BELOW GUIDANCEWIZZ AIR - EXPECTS FY26 NET PROFITS BELOW PREVIOUS GUIDANCE DUE TO MIDDLE EAST DISRUPTIONWIZZ AIR: ESTIMATES THAT CURRENT CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST WILL RESULT IN A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO I...Reuters
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US to hold classified briefing for senators on Texas drone incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. officials will give key senators a classified briefing on Wednesday after two incidents in Texas involving government drones that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close airspace to airplanes, senators told Reuters.The U.S. mi...Reuters
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-CrowdStrike, Oracle, Vulcan Materials
March 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including CrowdStrike, Oracle and Vulcan Materials, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS CrowdStrike CRWD.O: Bernstein raises target price to $368 from $353NVR Inc N...Reuters
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reconsidering fate of chipmaker's 18A manufacturing tech, CFO says
March 4 (Reuters) - Intel INTC.O CEO Lip-Bu Tan is now starting to recognize its 18A manufacturing technology as a potential offering for external clients after relegating it largely to internal use last year, Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner said on Wednesday during a tech conference in San Fr...Reuters
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US extends flight restrictions to Haiti capital until early September
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was extending its prohibition on U.S. flights landing in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince through September 3, citing risks from armed groups to civil aviation.In November 2024, the FAA ...Reuters
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Argus upgrades Sempra, says LNG and Mexican assets bolster capital plan
Argus Research upgrades U.S. electric and gas utility Sempra SRE.N to "buy" from "hold"Brokerage cites SRE is leveraging LNG and Mexican assets to improve its utility infrastructure and drive a robust capital planSRE has initiated five value creation initiatives for 2025 which includ...Reuters
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'Everyone cheered': stranded Gulf travellers gamble on their route home
By Lucy Craymer, Raghed Waked and Alessandro Parodi DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Stranded passengers in the Gulf states are waiting for one thing: a phone call confirming their flight home will depart.Even then, few celebrate until the plane has taken off and cleared Emirati airspace."There was...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-Anthropic investors push to de-escalate Pentagon clash over AI safeguards, sources say
Investors urge Anthropic to contain fallout with Pentagon over AI safeguard disputeDesignation as 'supply-chain risk' could impact Anthropic's business well beyond the governmentSome investors support Anthropic's stance, boosting consumer awareness of Claude toolAnthropic refuses Pen...Reuters
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US Commerce chief Lutnick, Goldman Sachs lawyer to testify on Epstein, House panel says
By David Shepardson and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Goldman Sachs' GS.N departing top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler will appear before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about their ties to the late disgraced financier and c...Reuters
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