LONDON (Reuters) – BlackRock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe, in a bid to tap growing demand for cryptocurrency exposure in new markets after attracting more than $50 billion into similar products in the United States. The world’s largest asset manager has launched its ‘iShares Bitcoin ETP’, according to a BlackRock product …
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(Reuters) – British convenience food manufacturer Greencore has increased its bid for rival Bakkavor Group, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Bakkavor, which operates in Britain, China and the United States, has been considering the enhanced proposal, the report added. Greencore and Bakkavor declined to comment to Reuters’ requests. Bakkavor rejected two takeover bids …
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By Robert Harvey and Dmitry Zhdannikov LAUSANNE (Reuters) – Any lifting of sanctions on Russian energy is likely to be slow and patchy, meaning a return of its oil and gas to markets beyond Asia would likely be modest in the short term, the bosses of the world’s biggest trading houses said on Tuesday. The …
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – Delfin LNG and German company Securing Energy For Europe (SEFE) have signed a 15-year agreement for 1.5 million tons of U.S. LNG per annum, the companies said on Tuesday. Under the agreement, liquefied natural gas would be exported from floating LNG (FLNG) vessels that Delfin wants to deploy off Cameron Parish, Louisiana, …
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GDANSK (Reuters) – Game developer CD Projekt’s release date for “Witcher IV”, the first installment in a new trilogy expanding the universe of its blockbuster medieval fantasy franchise, will be after 2026, finance chief Piotr Nielubowicz said on Tuesday. Nielubowicz said the company would not announce a precise launch date yet but indicated the post-2026 …
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(Reuters) -British stocks closed higher on Tuesday amid optimism that U.S. tariffs might be less onerous than feared, with gains in the commodities and construction sectors leading the way. The benchmark FTSE 100 rose 0.3%, ending a three-session losing streak. The midcap FTSE 250 was up 0.3%. Investors are assessing the potential impact of impending …
By Medha Singh and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -European shares ended higher on Tuesday in conjunction with global markets as investors grew optimistic about U.S. President Donald Trump adopting a more gentle tariff stance as a deadline of April 2 neared. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.7% higher, hitting its first gain in four sessions. …
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By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – Barclays has named Scott Schulte global co-head of its investment grade syndicate, whose U.S. unit he had headed since October 2023, an internal memo showed. Schulte will co-lead the team with Marco Baldini. Barclays also hired Sam Wareham from Deutsche Bank in February to head the corporate investment grade syndicate for …
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MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s power grid operator Terna on Tuesday increased its planned investments for the next five years by 7% to 17.7 billion euros and slightly increased its 2028 financial targets. Last year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 18% compared to the previous year, to 2.6 billion euros ($2.81 billion). …
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GDANSK (Reuters) -Poland’s biggest game developer CD Projekt on Tuesday posted a 2.3% decline in full-year net profit, having not released a new game last year. Net profit was 469.9 million zlotys ($122 million) beating the 390 million zlotys expected in Reuters poll of analysts. Revenue fell nearly 20% to 985 million zlotys. In September …
