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The money laundering scandal at Danske Bank deepened on Thursday when the Danish lender said it had received an inquiry from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Merck & Co Inc said on Thursday it would buy drug developer Immune Design Corp for nearly $300 million, to gain access to its immunotherapy programs.
The United States said on Thursday that Russia had failed to grant its diplomats access to detained U.S. national Michael Calvey a week after the founder of Baring Vostok private equity group was detained in Moscow.
Newmont Mining Corp reported a quarterly profit on Thursday compared with a loss a year earlier, when the company took a tax-related charge of $776 million.
Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Thursday that a domestic court had dismissed a lawsuit filed by minority shareholders seeking to prevent a proposed sale of 80 percent of its commercial planes division to Boeing.
Burger chain Wendy's missed Wall Street forecasts for same-restaurant sales in the fourth quarter, as it struggled to lure diners in a crowded U.S. fast-food market.
Loblaw Cos Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, as more people shopped at the Canadian retailer's food and drug stores.
Jerry Dias, the leader of Canada's auto union, is unsparing in his rhetorical attacks on General Motors Co's decision to close its Oshawa, Ontario, assembly plant and lay off thousands of union workers by year-end.
Ford Motor Co's oldest factory in Brazil, slated for closure later this year, was a giant among auto plants, occupying a sprawling 12 million square feet (111.5 hectares), bigger than many of the automaker's U.S. facilities.
Russia's largest lender, Sberbank, is in talks to buy Russian media holding Rambler from businessman Alexander Mamut, a source close to Sberbank, a banking source, a source close Rambler, and two industry sources told Reuters.
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Thursday it would buy immunotherapy developer Immune Design Corp for nearly $300 million to gain access to new cancer treatments.
Canadian grocery and pharmacy chain Loblaw Cos Ltd reported a seven-fold rise in quarterly profit on Thursday from a year earlier, when it had recorded a C$230 million charge.
Gold slipped on Thursday from a 10-month high hit the previous session, after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting kindled expectations of an interest rate hike this year, while palladium retreated from an all-time peak.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
Bunge Ltd reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, as the global grains merchant's agribusiness was hit by declining soybean prices in Brazil.
PG&E Corp, which filed for bankruptcy last month in the wake of potential liabilities from California's catastrophic wildfires, on Thursday extended the deadline by which investors must file paperwork if they want to install their directors on the board.
Sonatrach's Augusta refinery in Italy will start maintenance work on Thursday for up to 45 days, a Sonatrach executive said.
PG&E Corp, which filed for bankruptcy last month in the wake of California's catastrophic wildfires, on Thursday extended the deadline by which investors must file paperwork if they want to install their own directors on the board.
Global grains merchant Bunge Ltd on Thursday reported a wider quarterly loss, as it lost $125 million due to lower prices of its Brazilian soybean.
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