UK’s Alfa Financial discloses $773 million buyout offer from EQT

(Reuters) – UK’s Alfa Financial Software said on Friday it had received a number of unsolicited buyout proposals from investment firm EQT, with the latest offer at 208 pence in cash, valuing the company at 614.6 million pounds ($772.86 million). The company, which provides software for the asset finance industry, said EQT’s latest proposal also …

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‘Dragon boat water’ lashes southwest China, shatters local rainfall record

By Ella Cao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Non-stop heavy rain lashed parts of southwest China on Friday, triggering floods in some cities, engulfing roads and partially submerging buildings, with precipitation in a major port city shattering a local record. A particularly harsh first bout of summer rains known locally as “dragon boat water” saw …

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Netflix aumenta las suscripciones en EEUU tras las medidas contra las contraseñas compartidas

9 jun (Reuters) – Las suscripciones diarias en Estados Unidos para Netflix se han disparado en los primeros días desde la entrada en vigor el 23 de mayo de la prohibición de compartir contraseñas impuesta por el gigante del “streaming”, según datos de la empresa de análisis Antenna. La noticia hacía subir las acciones de …

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Russian central bank gives most hawkish signal this year as it holds rates

By Elena Fabrichnaya, Vladimir Soldatkin and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s central bank issued its strongest signal yet that it may hike interest rates this year, saying that likelihood had grown as inflationary pressures intensify, but held its key rate at 7.5% as expected on Friday. Annual inflation, which spiked to over 20-year highs in …

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LME agrees settlement with Citigroup Global Markets with a penalty of $62,875

LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metals Exchange (LME) said on Friday that it agreed a settlement with Citigroup Global Markets Limited in which the bank would pay a financial penalty of 50,000 pounds ($62,875). The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, said the settlement was agreed after an investigation by the …

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Rusia desplegará armas nucleares tácticas en Bielorrusia en julio -Putin

MOSCÚ, 9 jun (Reuters) – Rusia comenzará a desplegar armas nucleares tácticas en Bielorrusia una vez que las instalaciones especiales de almacenamiento estén listas los días 7 y 8 de julio, dijo el presidente Vladimir Putin el viernes, el primer movimiento de Moscú de tales armas fuera de Rusia desde la caída de la Unión …

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