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By Joan Faus and Anousha Sakoui BARCELONA/LONDON (Reuters) – Canadian fund Brookfield is in talks with banks to raise funds for its possible takeover bid for beleaguered Spanish drugmaker Grifols, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Those banks include Bank of America and UBS, one of the people said. Grifols said last …

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By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit by a ferocious storm on Monday, sinking off the northern coast of Sicily, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The syndicates providing insurance include Travelers Companies Inc, …

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By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -European shares edged up on Wednesday buoyed by gains in miners, while investors awaited the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s July meeting to gauge the direction of global monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ticked up 0.2% at 513.11 points. The benchmark snapped a five-day winning streak on Tuesday. …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Warm weather and household buying ahead of summer holidays accelerated sales growth at UK supermarkets in August, although No. 3 player Asda continued to struggle, industry data showed on Wednesday. Market researcher NIQ said sales at UK supermarkets grew 5.5% year-on-year over the four weeks to Aug. 10, against …

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By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government again borrowed more than expected last month, according to official data released on Wednesday that highlighted the tight financial backdrop for new finance minister Rachel Reeves as she readies her first annual budget. British public sector net borrowing was 3.101 billion pounds ($4.04 billion) in July, the Office …

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By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss companies and consumers are now able to make instant electronic payments, catching up with other European financial centres where the ultra-fast transfers are increasingly popular. Instant payments allow credit transfers within 10 seconds of a payment being made rather than waiting for days for the transaction to clear. They …

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