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Reuters exclusively reported that Boeing issued a bulletin to its suppliers late last week that laid out practices to ensure bolts are properly torqued after multiple airlines reported loose hardware during inspections of the grounded 737 MAX 9. The post Boeing presses suppliers on tightening bolts after loose parts found in 737 MAX 9 checks  […]

Reuters was first to report that Choice Hotels International (CHH.N), pressed ahead with its $8 billion hostile bid for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH.N), opens new tab on Monday by nominating a slate of directors to replace Wyndham’s eight-member board.  The post Choice Hotels nominates board directors in hostile Wyndham bid appeared first on Reuters News Agency.

Reuters exclusively reported that Japanese stocks have made a blazing start to 2024, surging to three-decade highs as a weaker yen and expectations of interest rates staying low have re-ignited the strongest rally for years.  The post Sparkling start puts spotlight on Nikkei in 2024 appeared first on Reuters News Agency.

Reuters exclusively reported that French telecoms group Orange (ORAN.PA), opens new tab and Spanish rival MasMovil are set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for their Spanish tie-up. The story was picked up by Bloomberg, Seeking Alpha, MarketScreener, Telecompaper, Mobile Europe, ET Telecom, Street Insider and numerous telecoms and financial services publications.  The post Orange […]

Reuters exclusively reported that Spirit Airlines was pressing JetBlue Airways to appeal a decision by a federal judge to block the tie-up between the sixth and seventh largest U.S. airlines. Spirit told JetBlue that their deal contract required them to exhaust legal options to complete their deal, and that they should appeal the judge’s ruling, […]

Reuters was first to report that Worldline (WLN.PA), opens new tab has lined up bankers to advise on a defence strategy in a bid to reassure shareholders and avoid a hostile takeover in the wake of a share price slump.  The post Worldline taps advisers for defence strategy amid share slump  appeared first on Reuters […]

Reuters exclusively reported that Indian snacks maker Haldiram’s, which values itself at around $10 billion, is in talks to acquire a majority stake in listed rival Prataap Snacks to expand its presence in the thriving potato chip market. Prataap competes with Pepsi’s Lay’s brand and other snack-makers in the booming Indian market where local, unorganised […]

Reuters was first to report that Australian nickel producers, hit by a sharp jump in supply from rival Indonesia, are starting to buckle under low prices that analysts expect will force a rethink by top global miner BHP Group (BHP.AX), opens new tab on its nickel strategy this year. The post BHP faces nickel choice […]

Reuters reported for global investors who came into 2024 with doubts about how long stock markets can rally and when central banks will cut rates, a sudden widening of the war in Gaza is swaying the narrative and could prompt them to cut exposure to risk.  The post Middle East escalation tilts balance of risks […]

Reuters exclusively reported that the European Central Bank was asking banks to detail their exposure to Spanish drugmaker Grifols and a network of companies linked to the founding family, days after the Barcelona-based business was accused of manipulating its financial accounts by a short-seller. The story also revealed how supervisors were concerned that the huge […]