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Subway comes up with debt plan to clinch $10 billion-plus sale

Reuters was first to report on Sunday that the bankers running the sale process for Subway have given the private equity firms vying for the sandwich chain a $5 billion acquisition financing plan, hoping to overcome a challenging environment for leveraged buyouts and fetch the company’s asking price of more than $10 billion. So far, […]
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FDIC prepares to place First Republic under receivership 

Reuters was the first to report that a U.S. banking regulator was preparing to put regional lender First Republic Bank in receivership, marking the second largest U.S. bank failure of all time and the biggest since the 2008 financial crisis. First Republic shares dropped as much as 58% in after-market trading on Friday after the […]
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SoftBank’s Arm registers for blockbuster U.S. IPO

Reuters was first to report that SoftBank Group Corp’s chip maker Arm Ltd has filed with regulators confidentially for a U.S. stock market listing, setting the stage for this year’s largest initial public offering. While SoftBank had said in March it planned to list Arm in the U.S. stock market, the company’s IPO registration shows […]
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Tesla readies export of Model Y to Canada from China

Reuters exclusively reported that Tesla has begun producing the Model Y in Shanghai with the intention to sell it in Canada this year, marking the first time it will ship cars to North America from China. Because of the cheaper pricing on the new version of the Model Y, both the entry-level version of the […]
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China guides banks to further cut deposit rates

Reuters exclusively reported that members of China’s “interest rate self-regulatory mechanism,” mostly banks, met this month and were urged to reduce deposit rates as a way to guide the country’s savings into spending and more productive investments. The post China guides banks to further cut deposit rates appeared first on Reuters News Agency.
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Pakistan makes its first purchase of discounted Russian oil

Reuters exclusively revealed that Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow that offers Russia a new outlet, adding to Moscow’s growing sales to India and China as it redirects oil from western markets due to the Ukraine conflict. The post Pakistan makes its […]
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Vivendi set to win EU green light for Lagardere deal

Sources exclusively shared with Reuters that French media conglomerate Vivendi (VIV.PA) is set to win EU antitrust approval to buy Lagardere (LAGA.PA) after its offer to sell Editis and celebrity magazine Gala managed to address competition concerns.  The post <strong>Vivendi set to win EU green light for Lagardere deal</strong> appeared first on Reuters News Agency.
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