Thomson Reuters to acquire legal AI firm Casetext for $650 mln
Thomson Reuters (TRI.TO) said on Monday it had agreed to acquire Casetext, a legal startup with an artificial intelligence-powered assistant for law professionals, in a $650 million…
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Tokyo’s $7 bln buyout dials up global chip wars
A government-led buyout signals more uncertainty ahead for a chip industry grappling with oversupply and geopolitics. The state-backed Japan Investment Corp will take over JSR (4185.T), which makes…
Mitsotakis to be sworn in as Greek PM after landslide victory
ATHENS – Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be sworn in as Greece’s prime minister on Monday, a day after a resounding win for his New Democracy party…
Deutsche Bank tells investors some of their Russian shares are missing
LONDON / NEW YORK – Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has told clients it can no longer guarantee full access to Russian stocks that belong to them, underlining the…
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Development banks can boost lending by $200 bln – Paris summit
PARIS – Multilateral development banks are expected to unlock $200 billion in extra firepower for emerging economies by running their balance sheets more tightly and…
Bahrain’s Mumtalakat extends McLaren group stake
Bahrain’s state investment fund Mumtalakat said on Thursday it has bought the senior preference shareholder stakes in McLaren Group, as part of a proposed broader…
Turkey expects Gulf investments after top-level UAE visit -sources
ANKARA – Turkey expects the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia to invest in its energy and defence sectors after negotiations in Abu Dhabi…
Brexit an ‘economic disaster’ for UK and German trade – DIHK
BERLIN – Brexit has been an “economic disaster” for trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and Germany, leading to a fall in German…
IMF working on global central bank digital currency platform
RABAT – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing…
Morocco’s OCP plans $7 billion green ammonia plant to avert supply problems
RABAT – Morocco’s OCP plans to invest $7 billion in an ammonia plant using green hydrogen, produced from renewable fuel, it told Reuters, as one of…