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• UPDATE 2-Danske bolsters board as U.S. expands money laundering investigation

  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).

• UPDATE 1-Merck to buy immunotherapy developer Immune Design for $300 mln

  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.

• Russia denying U.S. diplomats access to detained investor - embassy

  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.

• CORRECTED-Newmont Mining posts quarterly profit

  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.

• Brazil court dismisses lawsuit against proposed Embraer-Boeing deal

  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 misses same-restaurant sales forecasts

  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.

• UPDATE 1-Canada's Loblaw profit beats estimates on retail sales

  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.

• Canadian auto union faces Catch-22 in General Motors fight

  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's Brazil shutdown highlights automakers' woes with excess capacity

  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 Sberbank is in talks to buy media holding Rambler - sources

  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.

• Merck to buy cancer drug developer Immune Design for $300 mln

  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.

• Canada's Loblaw reports higher quarterly profit

  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.

• PRECIOUS-Gold slips from 10-month peak, palladium eases off record top

  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.

• Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

  The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:

• UPDATE 1-Bunge misses profit estimates on lower Brazilian soy prices

  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.

• UPDATE 1-PG&E extends deadline for board nominations

  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 to begin maintenance on Thursday

  Sonatrach's Augusta refinery in Italy will start maintenance work on Thursday for up to 45 days, a Sonatrach executive said.

• PG&E extends deadline for board nominations

  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.

• Bunge posts wider loss on lower Brazilian soy prices

  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.

• PRESS DIGEST- Canada - Feb 21

  The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.