Glencore courts 120 Teck investors for bid backing as spinoff vote looms -source

LONDON (Reuters) -Glencore executives have met or spoken with some 120 Teck Resources shareholders during a short visit to Toronto to try to win support for the company’s takeover bid rather than an internal overhaul, a source familiar with the situation said. Glencore made its $22.5 billion all-share offer as Teck’s own plan to spin…

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Soundgarden, singer’s widow settle court fight over unreleased recordings

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Grunge music pioneers Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of lead singer Chris Cornell, have settled a legal dispute over the late singer’s unreleased recordings, according to a joint post from their Instagram accounts on Monday. They said the “amicable” settlement marked a new partnership between Soundgarden and Cornell’s estate…

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Exchanges and asset managers square off over EU market rules

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Stock exchanges and asset managers have squared off ahead of European Union negotiations this week over how much information investors should be given to find the best deals on Europe’s fragmented stock markets. The European Parliament and EU states begin negotiations on Tuesday on finalising reform of the bloc’s…

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Dozens of states criticize Russia for media ‘crackdown’ after reporter arrest

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States and more than 40 other countries said in a joint statement on Monday that they were deeply concerned over Russia’s detainment of a Wall Street Journal reporter and protested Moscow’s “efforts to limit and intimidate the media.” They also said in the statement, read to reporters at the United…

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Kremlin critic jailed in treason case for 25 years in harshest verdict of Putin era

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court on Monday, the harshest sentence of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine, after being convicted of treason and other offences in a trial he said was politically-motivated. Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and an opposition politician…

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Dollar gains after strong New York factory survey

By Herbert Lash and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Monday after New York state factory activity in April increased for the first time in five months, helping bolster expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in May. Also bolstering the dollar was a report showing confidence among U.S. single-family…

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