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Reuters was first to report that Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial is looking at options for its 25% stake in London’s Heathrow and has held preliminary talks with advisers on the future of its holding in Britain’s biggest airport. Ferrovial’s Heathrow stake has drawn interest from private equity firm Ardian, which has studied a joint offer […]

Reuters exclusively revealed Malaysia’s second-richest man Quek Leng Chan is weighing options for his stake in Hong Leong Bank Bhd, including a merger, in a move that could trigger wider consolidation in the sector. Quek is also exploring the possibility of reducing his stake in the Malaysian lender.  The post Reuters reveals Malaysia’s Hong Leong […]

Reuters exclusively reported that the Biden administration’s next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and includes munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles. Sources said the package would add to about $8.8 billion in aid the United States has given Ukraine since […]

Reuters exclusively revealed Swiss giant Holcim’s India units and more than a dozen other cement manufacturers colluded to raise prices and restrict supplies for years, which included regularly inspecting one another to ensure there was no breach of the agreements. The investigations arm of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has held top leadership  — CEOs or […]

Reuters was first to report that Samsung Electronics has scaled back production at its massive smartphone plant in Vietnam, as retailers and warehouses grapple with rising inventory amid a global fall in consumer spending. The effect is acutely felt in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen, one of Samsung’s two mobile manufacturing bases in the […]

Reuters took readers on a deep dive into how senior Burmese military commanders held secret talks about operations against the minority Rohingya Muslim population. In official records seen by Reuters, commanders discussed ways to insert spies into Rohingya villages, resolved to demolish Muslim homes and mosques and laid plans for what they clinically referred to […]

Reuters exclusively reported that Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has launched an investigation into whether financial research firm Morningstar violated a state consumer-protection law through its evaluations of environmental, social and governance issues. The review also covers whether the firm violated a separate Missouri law aimed at protecting Israel from a campaign to isolate the […]

Reuters exclusively reported that supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, after disruptions at drugmaker GSK. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 200,000 children die each year from the highly contagious infection, […]

Reuters exclusively revealed the Bank of England (BoE) would press on with plans to gradually sell its vast stock of British government bonds even if an economic slowdown eventually forces it to cut interest rates. The BoE is primed to become the first major central bank to sell some of the bonds it purchased during […]

Reuters exclusively revealed France, Italy and Spain are stepping up pressure on the European Commission to come up with legislation that ensures Big Tech firms partly finance telecoms infrastructure in the bloc. This was the first time the three governments have expressed their joint position on the issue. The post Reuters reveals Big Tech should […]