(Reuters) -Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has taken a stake worth about 10 million euros in British pharmaceuticals group GlaxoSmithKline in efforts to shake up top management, a Financial Times report...
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Surge in UK fraud a national security threat, warn banks
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -A surge in fraud attacks on consumers since the pandemic has become a ‘national security threat’ for Britain, requiring government-coordinated action across industries, banking lobby group UK...
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Britain tells its food industry to prepare for CO2 price shock
By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain warned its food producers on Wednesday to prepare for a 400% rise in carbon dioxide prices after extending emergency state support to avert a shortage of...
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Timeline: DraftKings woos Entain as focus shifts to snubbed MGM
(Reuters) – U.S. fantasy sports betting company DraftKings has made a takeover proposal that values Entain at $22.4 billion, months after the British gambling firm rejected an offer from MGM Resorts International. Analysts said much...
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Entain soars on DraftKings bid; MGM keeps poker face
By Muvija M (Reuters) – Entain’s shares hit a record high on Wednesday after the British gambling group received a $22.4 billion takeover proposal from U.S. rival DraftKings, double a bid it rejected from joint venture partner...
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London Stock Exchange calls time on CurveGlobal derivatives arm
LONDON (Reuters) – The London Stock Exchange Group said it will shut its five-year old derivatives trading arm CurveGlobal after failing to win sufficient market share in interest rate futures from long-established rivals....
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