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KKR rises after upsized $2.25 bln convertible stock offering priced
** Shares of KKR & Co KKR.N up 1% at $122 before the bell after capital raise exceeds target** Private equity firm late Tues announced pricing $2.25 bln mandatory convertible preferred stock offering with 6.25% annualized dividend** Offering size increased from $1.5 bln** Unless earlier converte...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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Euro area yields, stocks, euro jump as German parties agree on fiscal loosening
March 5 (Reuters) - German long-dated bonds saw their worst selloff in years and the euro jumped to its highest level in almost four months on Wednesday after the parties in talks to form Germany's new government agreed to try to loosen the country's fiscal rules.
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Wed, Mar 5
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Dollar Tree To Appoint Stewart Glendinning As CFO
March 5 (Reuters) - Dollar Tree DLTR.O:DOLLAR TREE ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERDOLLAR TREE INC - STEWART GLENDINNING TO BECOME DOLLAR TREE CFO EFFECTIVE MARCH 30, 2025DOLLAR TREE INC - JEFF DAVIS TO STEP DOWN AS DOLLAR TREE CFOReuters
Wed, Mar 5
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German parties agree fiscal 'bazooka' to overhaul military and economy
Germany's conservatives, SPD in talks to form governmentAgree to propose debt brake reform to parliamentAlso plan 500 billion euro fund for infrastructure spendingMust get two-thirds parliamentary majority to pass plansEuro and stocks jump in Wednesday tradeBy Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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KEPCO To Invest $1.22 Billion In Barakah One And Acquire 4.5 Million Of Its Shares
March 5 (Reuters) - Korea Electric Power Corp 015760.KS:KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP: KEPCO IS NOW EXPECTED TO INVEST USD 1.22 BILLION IN BARAKAH ONE AND ACQUIRE 4.5 MILLION OF ITS SHARES IN MARCH 2025KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP: THE PROJECT DURATION OF THE BARAKAH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT IS EXPECTE...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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LIVE MARKETS-Europe's defence boom, something for US contractors too
STOXX 600 up 1.4%German debt deal gives a boostChina ramps up stimulusWall St futures riseWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comEUROPE'S DEFENCE BOOM, SOMETHING FOR US C...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Pricing Of Cash Tender Offers Up To Principal Amount Of Notes Equal To U.S.$600 Million
March 5 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 8316.T:SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP: PRICING OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CASH TENDER OFFERS OF UP TO PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES EQUAL TO U.S.$600 MILLIONSource text: [ID:n0001193125-25-046161]Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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Judge denies Musk's bid to halt OpenAI's for-profit shift, fast tracks trial
By Gnaneshwar Rajan, Mike Scarcella and Aditya Soni March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied billionaire Elon Musk's request for a preliminary injunction to pause OpenAI's transition to a for-profit model but agreed to a fast-track trial in the fall of this year, the latest turn...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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JinkoSolar Ranked as the Most Bankable Solar Module Company in BloombergNEF's 2024 PV Module Bankability Survey
SHANGRAO, China, March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company," or "JinkoSolar") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it was ranked as the most bankable solar module...PR Newswire
Wed, Mar 5
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3 Reasons to Choose a Roth 401(k) for Your Retirement Savings in 2025
Many Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement. An estimated 20% of those 50 and over have nothing saved for retirement at all, reports AARP.But if you don't manage to build up a retirement nest egg, you may reach a point where you have only Social Security to live on. And that could lead to ...The Motley Fool
Wed, Mar 5
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Main Street Capital's Net Proceeds To Be Used To Repay Outstanding Indebtedness
March 5 (Reuters) - Main Street Capital MAIN.N:MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP - NET PROCEEDS TO BE USED TO REPAY OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESSMAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP - MAY SELL UP TO 20,000,000 SHARES IN ATM OFFERINGSource text: [ID:n0001396440-25-000033]Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
Commodities
COMMENT-South Africa's rand eyes a significant tipping point
March 5 (Reuters) - The rand has staged a sizeable recovery amid a broad-based dollar decline to the extent that a significant technical tipping point is coming into view. This week's USD/ZAR's slide has fully negated the February 28 18.4350-18.7175 rally. The prospect of a major shift in...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
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Alexis Ohanian & Kevin Rose Buy Back Social Platform Digg
March 5 (Reuters) - Reddit RDDT.N:ALEXIS OHANIAN & KEVIN ROSE BUY BACK SOCIAL PLATFORM DIGGDIGG: INVITES FOR NEW VERSION OF DIGG WILL BE ROLLING OUT IN COMING WEEKSALEXIS OHANIAN & KEVIN ROSE BUY BACK SOCIAL PLATFORM DIGGReuters
Wed, Mar 5
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KITS Eyecare Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
March 5 (Reuters) - Kits Eyecare KITS.TO:KITS EYECARE Q4 EBITDA CAD 4.9 MILLIONKITS EYECARE Q4 NET INCOME CAD 2.7 MILLIONKITS EYECARE Q4 EPS CAD 0.09KITS EYECARE Q4 GROSS PROFIT CAD 16.3 MILLIONQ1 2025 REVENUE EXPECTED TO BE $46 MILLION TO $48 MILLIONQ4 REVENUE INCREASED BY 42% TO $44.8 MILLIONQ4 RE...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
Forex
ANALYSIS-Markets wrestle with Trump's unconventional debt ideas
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - Investors are weighing whether Donald Trump might turn to unconventional ideas to try to bring the ballooning U.S. debt under control, after the president insisted he won't cut popular health and retirement benefits.Some of Trump's adviser...Reuters
Wed, Mar 5
