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marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - M&G rallies Wednesday, outperforms market
M&G rallies Wednesday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of M&G PLC MNG advanced 4.78% to £2.85 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 1.85% to 10,364.79. M&G PLC closed 12.17% short of its 52-week high…

globenewswire.com - Ilkka Oyj - Ilkka Oyj: Acquisition of own shares on 1 April 2026
Ilkka Oyj: Acquisition of own shares on 1 April 2026
GlobeNewswire

Ilkka Oyj Stock Exchange Release 1 April 2026, at 07:00 p.m. EEST Ilkka Oyj: Acquisition of own shares on 1 April 2026 Date1 April 2026 Exchange transactionBuy Share trading codeILKKA2 Amount, shares2,100 Average price/share (EUR)4.2526 Total cost…

arstechnica.com - John Timmer - Black hole mergers put limits on star-destroying supernovae
Black hole mergers put limits on star-destroying supernovae
Ars Technica

Many of the early exoplanet discoveries were exciting on their own, confirming that there really were strange new worlds out in the Universe. But over time, our focus has shifted more toward numbers, as we began using the frequency of objects like…

coindesk.com - Helene Braun - Franklin Templeton launches crypto division with 250 Digital acquisition
Franklin Templeton launches crypto division with 250 Digital acquisition
CoinDesk

Wall Street asset management giant Franklin Templeton is launching a dedicated cryptocurrency division as it deepens its push into digital assets, anchored by a planned acquisition of crypto investment firm 250 Digital. The new unit, called…

scmp.com - Danny Mok - 4 Hong Kong schools to close as 9 seek mergers over insufficient enrolment
4 Hong Kong schools to close as 9 seek mergers over insufficient enrolment
South China Morning Post

Four of 15 Hong Kong public primary schools at risk of closure due to insufficient enrolment plan to shut down, while nine are seeking to merge with other institutions, the Education Bureau has said. One intended to run Primary One classes…

adweek.com - Mark Stenberg - The Feeding Frenzy Fueling Food Media M&A
The Feeding Frenzy Fueling Food Media M&A
ADWEEK

This story was originally published in On Background with Mark Stenberg, a free, weekly newsletter that explores the key themes shaping the media industry. You can sign up for it here. In the past year, interest in food media has grown from a…

pharmacydaily.com.au - bwhp - Estee Lauder acquisition
Estee Lauder acquisition
Pharmacy Daily

BEAUTY giant Estee Lauder has officially acquired its remaining interest in Indian beauty brand Forest Essentials, building on its existing 18-year partnership. One of the top-ranked prestige skincare brands in India, Forest Essentials puts a…

mirror.co.uk - Graham Hiscott - UK's best supermarket caterpillar cake named - and it isn't M&S' Colin
UK's best supermarket caterpillar cake named - and it isn't M&S' Colin
The Mirror

He maybe a firm favourite of kids parties for the past 35 years but Colin the Caterpillar has come rock bottom in a taste test. Marks & Spencer describes its cake as a “true British icon” which is guest of honour at nearly one million…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - M&T Bank Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
M&T Bank Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of M&T Bank Corp. MTB rose 1.09% to $208.98 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.72% to 6,575.32 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.48%…

bloomberg.com - Veena Ali-Khan - AI Boom, Energy Risks Shape M&A Landscape, Morgan Stanley Says
AI Boom, Energy Risks Shape M&A Landscape, Morgan Stanley Says
Bloomberg

Companies are pushing ahead with acquisitions despite geopolitical uncertainty, volatile energy markets and the uneven effects from the rise of artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley 's Tom Miles said in a Bloomberg TV interview. “Companies…

winnipegfreepress.com - Tessa Adamski - Brandon hospital undergoes $120-M renovation
Brandon hospital undergoes $120-M renovation
Winnipeg Free Press

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dailymail.co.uk - Sophie Dearden-howell For You Magazine - I tried on the new M&S 90s collection - here's what to buy
I tried on the new M&S 90s collection - here's what to buy
Mail Online

SHOP: As a fashion editor over 40, I'm obsessed by these quality, flattering new-in clothes at M&S READ MORE: I'm a royal fashion expert and I know Kate Middleton will love M&S' new spring/summer range - here's everything in my basket Daily Mail…

newswire.ca - GFL Environmental Inc. - GFL Environmental Announces Densification of Southern US Footprint with the Acquisition of Frontier Waste Solutions and Provides an update on year-to-date M&A activity
GFL Environmental Announces Densification of Southern US Footprint with the Acquisition of Frontier Waste Solutions and Provides an update on year-to-date M&A activity
CNW

MIAMI BEACH, FL, April 1, 2026 /CNW/ - GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ('GFL' or the 'Company') today announced the closing of the acquisition of Frontier Waste Solutions ('Frontier'), a vertically integrated network of solid waste…

seekingalpha.com - The Value Investor - McCormick And Unilever Foods: Not A Happy Merger Yet (NYSE:MKC)
McCormick And Unilever Foods: Not A Happy Merger Yet (NYSE:MKC)
Seeking Alpha

McCormick is merging with Unilever's Foods business to create a $20 billion global flavors and foods giant, with McCormick as the surviving entity. The deal values Unilever's business at $44.8 billion and McCormick at $21 billion, with Unilever…

thesun.co.uk - James Flanders - M&S' Colin the Caterpillar comes LAST in taste test of supermarkets' cakes
M&S' Colin the Caterpillar comes LAST in taste test of supermarkets' cakes
The Sun

CRUMBS! Marks & Spencer's Colin the Caterpillar has crept in last in a major taste test. The classic celebration cake was beaten by all its supermarket rivals in an investigation by consumer champion Which?. Your info will be used in accordance…

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