Covestro in OpenEnded Talks with ADNOC over Higher Bid

FRANKFURTDUBAI, Dec 21 Reuters Covestro is in openended talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co ADNOC, a spokesperson for the German plastics and chemicals maker said on Thursday, following a report that the oil giant is preparing to up its takeover bid for the company. The statement comes after ADNOC submitted a preliminary offer of around 60 […]
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Indias Bandhan Bank Sells Stressed Home Loan Portfolio

MUMBAI, Dec 21 Reuters India39;s Bandhan Bank on Thursday said that it will sell its stressed home loan portfolio to an asset reconstruction company. The bank has approved the transfer of 7.76 billion rupees 93.23 million in home loans, which were overdue by more than 180 days to an asset reconstruction company ARCs, it said in […]
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Shipping Industry in the Dark over USLed Red Sea Navy Force

LONDON, Reuters Shipping companies remain in the dark over a new international navy coalition being assembled by the United States to combat attacks in the Red Sea, with many vessels continuing to avoid the area or cancelling contracts, sources said on Wednesday. The sources, who include shipping and maritime security officials, say few practical details are […]
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Egypt Raises 800 mln from Hotels in Divestment Drive PM

CAIRO, Reuters Egypt39;s sovereign wealth fund has signed an 800 million deal to sell a stake in seven prominent hotels to Egypt39;s Talaat Moustafa Group TMG in its drive to raise funds and foreign currency, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday. Revenues from selling stakes in state assets have reached 5.6 billion so far, said […]
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Toyota Shares Slide on Safety Scandal at Daihatsu

TOKYO, Dec 21 Reuters Toyota Motor shares slumped on Thursday as Japan39;s transport ministry inspected a subsidiary over safety concerns dating back decades and as the world39;s topselling automaker separately also announced a recall of 1.1 million vehicles. Shares in Japan39;s biggest automaker were down 3.8 by the end of morning trading. A day earlier, Toyota39;s […]
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Micron Revenue Forecasts Strong Recovery, Shares Jump

Reuters Micron Technology forecast quarterly revenue above market estimates on Wednesday, and its shares jumped nearly 5 in extended trading on signs of memory chip recovery in 2024 after one of the most significant downturns in years. Demand for flash storage and dynamic random access memory DRAM should keep improving next year, while at the same […]
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Social Media Platform X Back Up after Global Outage

Dec 21 Reuters Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was restored globally early Thursday, with over 77,000 U.S. users facing issues at the peak of the outage. Users in Canada, Britain, France and other countries reported issues with accessing both X and X Pro, earlier known as TweetDeck. Over 7,000 users in Canada […]
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