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Renault Open to Nissan Pursuing Merger Talks With Honda, Bloomberg News Reports
Date: December 18, 2024
(Reuters) - Nissan Motor's largest shareholder Renault is open to the Japanese automaker pursuing merger talks with peer Honda Motor, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Japanese auto giants Honda...
UK’s National Grid to Invest up to $44 Billion in Transmission Business
Date: December 18, 2024
(Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Wednesday it would invest up to 35 billion pounds ($44.45 billion) over the five years to March 2031 as per its business plan for its transmission business. The company, which runs Britain’s energy systems and operates electricity and gas businesses in New York and Massachusetts, said investments include...
Germany's Commerzbank Has a Bumpy History With Big M&A
Date: December 18, 2024
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -UniCredit has raised its stake in Germany's Commerzbank to 28% with new derivative contracts as its bid for smaller domestic peer Banco BPM faces hurdles. Commerzbank...
UK House Prices Rise by 3.4% in 12 Months to October, Ons Says
Date: December 18, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose by 3.4% on an annual basis in October, after a downwardly revised 2.8% increase in September, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Private...
Maire, Newcleo Team up to Develop Power Stations Based on Advanced Modular Reactors
Date: December 18, 2024
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian engineering group Maire and Newcleo have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture aimed at building power plants based on the nuclear firm's technology for advanced...
Supermarket Chain Colruyt Partly Halts Orders From Jde Peet's Over Price Dispute
Date: December 18, 2024
By Alban Kacher (Reuters) - Colruyt has halted some of its orders from JDE Peet's after the Dutch coffee company asked for further price hikes for its products due to the global rise in coffee prices,...