Anglo American Shares Fall after Australian Mine Suspension

July 1 Reuters Shares in Anglo American slid 3 on Monday after the miner suspended production at its Grosvenor steelmaking coal mine in Australia following an underground fire that broke out over the weekend. Anglo American said on Sunday it was battling an underground fire at the mine in Australia39;s Queensland state after a blaze ignited […]
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WestJets Union Ends Strike after Reaching Deal with Carrier

July 1 Reuters The union representing Canada39;s WestJet Airlines39; striking mechanics said on Monday that it has negotiated a contract with the carrier, ending their strike immediately. Westjet said members would return to work to restore the network after the airline had to park 130 aircraft at 13 airports across Canada. The airline anticipated further […]
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Boeing to Buy Spirit Aero for 4.7B in Effort to Tackle Quality Lapses

July 1 Reuters Boeing has agreed to buy back Spirit AeroSystems for 4.7 billion in stock, ending the neartwodecade independence of the world39;s largest standalone aerostructures company. Boeing39;s archrival, Airbus, which became a Spirit customer after Boeing spun it off, will take on the supplier39;s lossmaking Europefocused activities in return for hundreds of millions of dollars of […]
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BlackRock to Buy UK Data Group Preqin for 3.2 bln

Reuters BlackRock has agreed to buy UK data firm Preqin for 2.55 billion pounds 3.23 billion in cash in a further expansion by the world39;s biggest asset management company into alternative investments. BlackRock, which manages more than 10 trillion, is seeking to capitalise on a boom in demand from investors for alternative assets, which includes anything […]
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Oil Prices Climb on Summer Demand Optimism

SINGAPORE, July 1 Reuters Oil prices climbed on Monday, supported by forecasts of a supply deficit stemming from peak summer fuel consumption and OPEC cuts in the third quarter, although global economic headwinds and rising nonOPEC output capped gains. Brent crude futures rose 53 cents, or 0.6, to 85.53 a barrel by 0729 GMT, while […]
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Indian Shares Inch Higher as Autos, IT Stocks Gain

BENGALURU, July 1 Reuters Indian shares inched higher on Monday, helped by gains in autos ahead of monthly sales data for June and information technology stocks on renewed hopes of an interest rate cut in the U.S. in September. The NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.21 to 24,061.45 points, while the SP BSE Sensex added 0.2 to 79,191.55 […]
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Indian Health Insurer Niva Bupa Files for 360 mln IPO

BENGALURU, July 1 Reuters Indian health insurer Niva Bupa has filed for an initial public offering IPO to raise up to 30 billion rupees nearly 360 million, draft papers showed on Monday. The company, majority owned by British United Provident Fund Bupa, said it will issue fresh shares worth up to eight billion rupees as […]
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