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Exclusive-Starbucks supplier Cuisine Solutions hires Morgan Stanley and Rothschild for potential sale, sources say
Date: December 18, 2025
By Abigail Summerville Dec 18 (Reuters) - Food company Cuisine Solutions, which makes egg bites for Starbucks and sous vide grass-fed beef sirloin for Costco, has hired investment banks to explore a...
New EU draft text on Russian assets offers uncapped guarantees for Belgium
Date: December 18, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A new draft text discussed by European Union leaders on Thursday offers Belgium and other countries holding frozen Russian assets unlimited guarantees for potential...
Putin sticks to Russian demands on Ukraine, says EU 'robbery' failed
Date: December 18, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to send a signal to the United States and European powers on Friday over his appetite for peace or more war in Ukraine when he...
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader plan merger to create law firm with $3.6 billion in revenue
Date: December 18, 2025
By Sara Merken NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Global law firm Hogan Lovells and New York-based Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have agreed to merge, they said on Thursday, creating a combined group with...
Pirelli says 99.3% of 500 million euro bond converted, diluting Sinochem and Camfin stakes
Date: December 18, 2025
MILAN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Tyremaker Pirelli said on Thursday nearly all holders of its 500 million euro ($587 million) bond expiring this month have chosen to convert it into new shares in the company...
ECB policymakers see steady rates next year but cut not off table, sources say
Date: December 18, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers expect to keep interest rates steady next year but they are not yet ready to take a rate cut off the table because the outlook is too...