Category: talks
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Boris Johnson in talks over potential telegraph role as Zahawi consortium advances in auction
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held informal discussions about a possible role at the Telegraph as part of Nadhim Zahawi’s bid to take over the paper. Zahawi, who served as an adviser under Johnson, is currently assembling a consortium to buy the Telegraph in an ongoing auction. A source…
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Cardano Adoption Has Stagnated, Analytics Firm Talks Why
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An analytics firm has discussed how Cardano (ADA) network adoption has hit a plateau over the past year. Total Cardano holders unchanged in 1 year According to data from In the massADA has seen its user base stagnate over the past year. The metric of interest here is the total…
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Asia stocks extend gains, yen retreats after BOJ talks down rate hikes By Reuters
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By Wayne Cole and Stella Chiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stock markets extended gains on Wednesday, led by a rebound in the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly signaled it was unwilling to raise interest rates again amid volatile markets, sending the yen sharply lower. The Nikkei rose…
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Trump talks up weaker dollar, but policies will likely lead to dollar strength By Investing.com
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Investing.com – Donald Trump has made bold claims about favoring a weaker dollar, but the former president’s core policies on tariffs, immigration and taxes are expected to do the exact opposite. “Former US President Donald Trump expressed his desire to weaken the US dollar, but his underlying policies (on immigration,…
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Google talks to cybersecurity firm Wiz break down
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Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ:) discussions to potentially acquire cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion have fallen through, according to a report Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wizz CEO Asaf Rappaport said in an email to employees sent on Monday and seen by The Wall…
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Ripple CEO Talks IPO Plans, Competition Strategy Vs. SWIFT
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in interview In an interview with Fortune’s Andrew Noska, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse provides an overview of the company’s strategic roadmap, its cautious approach to an initial public offering (IPO), and Ripple’s competitive advantage over the traditional SWIFT network. Ripple IPO is not on the table right now Garlinghouse was…
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Jared Kushner in talks to buy Phoenix stake
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Affinity Partners, led by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, is in talks to buy a 4.9% stake in Israeli insurance and finance group Phoenix Holdings, with an option to buy an additional 4.9%. Affinity Partners, led by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, is in talks to buy a…
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Google in advanced talks to buy Wiz for $23b – report
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Google parent company Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy an Israeli cloud security company. Weez The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Amazon intends to buy a stake in Amazon for $23 billion, in what could be its largest acquisition ever. People familiar with…
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South Korea’s SK On in talks to supply prismatic EV batteries as it seeks turnaround By Reuters
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By Heekyung Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean electric vehicle battery maker SK ON is in talks with automakers to supply prismatic batteries and expand its existing pouch battery range, a senior company executive said, as it struggles to improve performance amid slowing global demand for electric vehicles. SK ON,…
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Boeing in talks with US defense department on impact of guilty plea
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co is in talks with the U.S. Defense Department about how the planemaker’s planned guilty plea will affect its wide-ranging government contracts, a person familiar with the matter said. Boeing Co. has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of criminal fraud conspiracy…
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Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says By Reuters
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By Samia Nakhoul, Muhammad Al Gebaly and Nidal al-Mughrabi DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) – Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on the release of Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days into the first phase of a deal aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source…
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Carlyle in talks to buy Baxter’s kidney care unit, source says By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Private equity firm The Carlyle Group Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) is in exclusive talks to buy kidney care company Vantiv for more than $4 billion, including debt, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Shares of the Deerfield, Illinois-based company rose more than 4%. The…
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SoftBank in talks to get its hands on large volumes of Nvidia’s GPUs: Report By Investing.com
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Japanese technology investor SoftBank (TYO:) is in discussions to find a way to secure a large amount of graphics processing units (GPUs) from Nvidia that are essential for the development of artificial intelligence (AI). The latest move appears to be part of a broader plan by CEO Masayoshi Son to…
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Palo Alto Networks in talks to lease entire Alon 1 tower
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Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) is expanding and will occupy half of Alon Tower 1 on Yigal Allon Street in Tel Aviv. The company currently occupies 13 floors in Alon Tower 1, one of two identical towers, and recently leased six more floors and is now in talks…
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Trump is in talks to speak at Bitcoin 2024 in July: report
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With just months to go until the 2024 US elections, former President Trump is looking to boost a potential key group: the cryptocurrency community. According to Axios, Trump is in talks with an eye toward speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, which is expected to take place July 25-27, 2024,…
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SoftBank CEO talks up artificial super intelligence ambitions By Reuters
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TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday that the group’s mission is to help advance humanity by achieving super-artificial intelligence, which he said will exceed human capabilities by a factor of 10,000. “SoftBank Group (TYO:) has done many things so far that have all been a…
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Exclusive-Boeing nearing deal with supplier Spirit Aero after months of talks, sources say By Reuters
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Written by Mike Stone, Alison Lambert, and Tim Heffer (Reuters) – Boeing Co (NYSE:) is close to reaching an agreement to buy back Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:) after its former subsidiary made a breakthrough in separate talks with Airbus over the breakup of the troubled transatlantic supplier, people familiar with the…
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US private equity firm in talks to buy cyberattack co Paragon
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A US private equity fund, which includes a group of security companies, is in talks to acquire Israeli cyber attack company Paragon Solutions. Headquartered in the Discount Bank Tower in Tel Aviv, the company was founded five years ago by the former commander of the IDF’s 8200th Intelligence Unit, Brig.…
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US private equity firm in talks to buy cyberattack co Paragon
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A US private equity fund, which includes a group of security companies, is in talks to acquire Israeli cyber attack company Paragon Solutions. Headquartered in the Discount Bank Tower in Tel Aviv, the company was founded five years ago by the former commander of the IDF’s 8200th Intelligence Unit, Brig.…
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El Al in talks to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
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After obtaining a virtual monopoly on many roads to and from Israel, raising prices and achieving record profits, El Al Israel Airlines Ltd (level:Al) embarks on a spending spree to buy new planes for $2-2.5 billion. Earlier this year, El Al signed a deal to purchase three Boeing Dreamliner aircraft.…