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Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed merger but talks no longer active: source
GLENCORE approached Rio Tinto late last year about combining the two big copper producers but the discussions are no longer active, a…
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Apple in talks with Barclays, Synchrony to replace Goldman in credit card deal: sources
APPLE is in talks with Barclays to replace Goldman Sachs as the tech giant’s credit card partner, said two sources familiar with the…
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Johnson & Johnson is in talks to buy US$10 billion biotech Intra-Cellular
JOHNSON & Johnson (J&J) is in talks to acquire Intra-Cellular Therapies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for central…
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Bulls Have Held Zach LaVine Trade Talks With Multiple Teams: Report
Two-time All-Star Chicago Bulls small forward Zach LaVine may be playing some of the best basketball of his life this year, but he still…
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Manulife US Reit to post FY2024 loss as its portfolio value falls 9.3%; divestment talks continue
THE portfolio value of Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (MUST) as at Dec 31, 2024 fell 9.3 per cent or US$116.6 million to US$1.1…
Politics
Italian leader Meloni denies private talks with Elon Musk on Starlink deal
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Thursday that her government is in discussions with several private firms regarding…
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Turkey insists on two states for ethnically divided Cyprus as the UN looks to restart peace talks
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday again insisted on a two-state peace accord in ethnically divided Cyprus as the United Nations…
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Port Labor Talks Hinge on Deal on Automation
Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts could close next week if dockworkers and employers cannot overcome their big differences over the use of…
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Sara Bareilles Talks with Rachel Syme
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in…
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Yankees Favored To Land $427 Million Superstar If Trade Talks Heat Up
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Toronto Blue Jays may not reach a contract extension with their superstar first baseman, Vladimir…
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Fico offers Slovakia's 'hospitality' in possible Ukraine-Russia talks
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said that he has offered his country as a meeting place for possible talks on ending the war in…
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Putin open to Slovakia as mediator for Ukraine peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to Slovakia hosting potential peace talks aimed at ending the war in…
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Honda, Nissan formalise merger talks, aim to combine by 2026
Honda Motor and Nissan Motor took their first historic steps toward merging to create a new force in the world’s automotive industry, as…
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Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China: sources
APPLE is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into iPhones sold in…
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Honda and Nissan to begin merger talks: report
JAPANESE auto giants Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will enter talks on a merger aimed at helping them compete against Tesla and other…
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High-stakes labour talks resume at German carmaker Volkswagen
A VW employee participates in an IG Metall rally outside the hotel hosting the fifth round of collective bargaining between Volkswagen and…
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Jordan to host top diplomats for talks on Syria on Saturday
Jordan said on Thursday it would host talks for top diplomats to discuss developments in neighbouring Syria after Bashar al-Assad's…
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Hermes family in talks to invest in French insurer Albingia
A FAMILY office backed by members of the Hermes fortune are among the likely buyers of French insurer Albingia, in an investment that…
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Germany's Steinmeier praises Nigerian economic reforms in Abuja talks
Nigeria's doors are wide open to business, President Bola Tinubu told his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the capital Abuja…
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Nippon Life in talks to buy Resolution Life in deal worth US$8.2 billion
NIPPON Life Insurance is in the final stages of buyout talks with US life insurer Resolution Life Group Holdings, Resolution said on…
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'Zero progress': Western states at impasse in talks on Colorado River water shortages
Seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River are ending the year at an impasse in negotiations over the writing of new rules for…
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Volkswagen braces for fresh strikes as salary cut talks resume
Workers at Europe's largest carmaker, Volkswagen, are set to launch rolling strikes at nine plants in Germany for the second time in a…
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Volkswagen faces more costly walkouts as union talks enter fourth round
VOLKSWAGEN (VW) workers are poised to walk off their jobs for a second time this month on Monday (Dec 9) as management and labour leaders…
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CVC in talks to take German software firm CompuGroup private
CVC Capital Partners is in advanced talks about a deal to take CompuGroup Medical SE & Co KGaA, a German software provider to the…