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FSC approves Bank SinoPac merger, E.Sun Financial acquisition of Mercuries Life - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, July 7 (CNA) The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) on Tuesday approved two major financial deals: the merger of Bank SinoPac and King's Town Bank, and the acquisition of Mercuries Life Insurance Co. by E.Sun Financial Holding Co.
Acquisition of Own Shares
Mechelen, Belgium; 07 July 2026, 22.01 CET; regulated information Within the framework of the repurchase program announced on June 9, 2026, Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: LKFT) ('Lakefront') announces that it has repurchased…
Best value acquisitions of the NBA offseason
League-altering trades and signings have already occurred. Just in the past week, the Boston Celtics have traded Jaylen Brown, and the Memphis Grizzlies have dealt away Ja Morant. The Charlotte Hornets and LA Clippers have sent LaMelo Ball and…
Why Harvey Nichols Could Be Next's Smartest Acquisition Yet
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as Edina and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous helped turn Harvey Nichols into a cultural icon of British luxury retail. Three decades on, that brand equity may prove just as valuable to Next plc as the stores…
Japan's bank lending rises fastest since COVID-19, backing BOJ's path
Japan's bank lending expanded at the fastest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting credit is still accessible and the Bank of Japan has room to keep raising interest rates. Loans rose 6.3% in June from a year earlier, the strongest growth…
Comcast Spins Off NBCUniversal: Three Takeaway Questions
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - APRIL 27: General views of the Comcast NBC Universal corporate offices on April 27, 2021 in Universal City, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Well, so much for Brian Roberts getting an Oscar. Following…
US Merger Suits Stall Under DOJ Boss Who Opposes Blocking Deals
A nearly $1 billion takeover by a defense supplier that Pentagon officials previously faulted for overcharging the military may serve as the latest test of how light a touch the US Justice Department is willing to take on corporate mergers. Staff…
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern submit more merger data
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern today submitted the first portion of information requested by the Surface Transportation Board when it conditionally accepted their revised merger application May 28. The STB set a deadline of July 27 for the…
Hashmi seeks broader Dominion merger review
(The Center Square) – Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is urging Virginia regulators to require Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy to answer dozens of additional questions before the companies formally submit their acquisition application to the…
Canada's 'Bomb Bank' Is Just Starting and May Already Have a Merger Partner
Welcome back to Canada Daily, the newsletter on business, economics and politics from Vancouver to Montreal and beyond. If this was forwarded to you, sign up. Across the NATO alliance, defense budgets are swelling as member countries race to order…
M&S invests in fridges that can cope with weather as hot as 45C
Marks & Spencer is investing in refrigeration equipment that can cope with weather as hot as 45C as the climate crisis is expected to drive regularly higher temperatures in the UK. “There is no doubt we were struggling in the nine days of…
Regional bank M&A seems poised to accelerate, but when?
Key insight: Now that there's more certainty around the Iran war, larger bank M&A could pick up, since banks want to make deals under the current Trump administration, experts say. What's at stake: More regional banks may pursue merger…
M&S taking action to cope with extreme temperatures after June heatwave
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Getty drops Shutterstock merger | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Getty Images notified Shutterstock on Tuesday that it's scrapping plans to combine the companies in a $3.7 billion deal because it didn't want to comply with a key condition laid out by Britain's antitrust regulator. In a filing, Getty said it…
M&S buys new fridges that can cope with heatwave weather
Marks & Spencer is implementing new measures across its food outlets to combat extreme temperatures, following significant operational challenges during last month's heatwave. The retailer confirmed it had 'struggled' with searing heat reaching up…
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