Russia fiercely rebukes Belarus for detaining potash boss
MINSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus detained the head of Russia’s Uralkali , the world’s top potash producer, and threatened to seize its assets in the country on Monday, drawing a fierce rebuke from Moscow in an escalating dispute over the collapse of a …
Telefonica wins Slim over with sweetened German deal
AMSTERDAM/MADRID (Reuters) – Telefonica has raised its bid for KPN’s German arm by 6 percent to 8.55 billion euros ($11.5 billion), winning over top KPN investor America Movil and setting the stage for consolidation in Europe’s largest mobile market.
Belarus investigators say intend to seize Uralkali assets: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarussian investigators said on Monday that they intend to seize property and assets of Russia’s Uralkali , the world’s top potash producer, following the collapse of a joint Russian-Belarussian venture, RIA reported.
Key JPMorgan lawyer leaves for smaller bank
(Reuters) – A JPMorgan Chase & Co lawyer responsible for litigation and government investigations is leaving the lawsuit-laden bank.
U.S. regulators, Bitcoin group to discuss digital currency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators and law enforcement agencies are expected to meet on Monday with an advocacy group for Bitcoin, a digital currency that has been under fire for its purported role in facilitating anonymous money transfers and supp…
Exclusive: United Tech, Pentagon in $1 billion-plus deal for F-35 engines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp, has reached an agreement in principle with the Pentagon on a contract to build 39 engines for a sixth batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, three sources familiar with the deal said on Monday.
Onyx deal expected to give Amgen a big boost
(Reuters) – Investors reacted favorably on Monday to Amgen Inc’s $10.4 billion purchase of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, which gives the world’s largest biotech company full rights to a blood cancer drug with multibillion-dollar sales potential.
Three charged with stealing source code, data from trading firm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men have been charged by New York prosecutors with stealing secret computer code from a high-frequency trading firm in an effort to start their own business.
Exchange operators BATS and Direct Edge to merge
(Reuters) – BATS Global Markets Inc and Direct Edge Holdings said on Monday they would merge, in a deal that would create the second-largest U.S. stock exchange operator after NYSE Euronext .
Cargill sets September 30 for last purchases of Zilmax-fed cattle
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cargill Inc, the United State’s third-largest meat producer, said more testing needs to be done on Zilmax and the last cattle fed with the feed additive will be out of its production supply by the end of September.
