UBS releases diversity figures for Americas staff
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at a branch office in Zurich, Switzerland January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – UBS Group AG…
European shares suffer worst day since 2016 as virus spreads, Wall Street opens ugly
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares suffered their biggest slump since mid-2016 on Monday and oil plunged almost 5%, as a jump in coronavirus cases in Italy, South Korea, Japan and…
Bank of America names Morisseau as head of investment banking for France: memo
FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Bank…
France’s Sanofi to carve out active drug ingredients firm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen during the annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier PARIS (Reuters) – Sanofi (SASY.PA) plans to create…
Exclusive: Hedge fund Third Point targets British insurer Prudential – sources
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Prudential sign outside offices in the City of London March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (Reuters) – Hedge fund Third Point LLC has amassed…
Mastercard to add 1,500 technology jobs in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Mastercard Inc plans to hire 1,500 more staff in Dublin over the next three to five years, more than trebling its workforce in one of Ireland’s largest…
Blackstone raises offer for Japan’s Unizo, tops Lone Star’s bid
TOKYO (Reuters) – Blackstone Group (BX.N) has raised its proposed offer to buy Japanese hotel chain Unizo Holdings (3258.T) to 6,000 yen ($53.78) from 5,600 yen per share, the U.S.…
Exclusive: Germany’s Stada buys 15 GSK consumer health brands
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Private equity-backed generic drugmaker Stada STAGn.D said it has agreed to buy 15 consumer healthcare products from British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) to further strengthen its prescription-free drugs…
United Technologies, Raytheon offer EU concessions over $120 billion merger deal
FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logos and trading information for defense contractor Raytheon Co, and United Technologies Corp. on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in…
Oil slides 4% on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped by 4% on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China added to investor concerns over the impact on demand…