Zelenskiy meets Republican doubts in push for US aid to fight Russia

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a “Christmas gift” if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support. Zelenskiy traveled to…

Read More

Macy’s investors mount $5.8 billion buyout bid

By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) -An investor group consisting of Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital has made a $5.8 billion offer to take department store chain Macy’s private, according to a person familiar with the matter on Sunday. Arkhouse Management, a real-estate focused investing firm, and Brigade Capital Management, a global asset manager, submitted a proposal…

Read More

Occidental lands $12 billion takeover of shale producer CrownRock

By Sabrina Valle, Sourasis Bose and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Occidental Petroleum on Monday agreed to buy closely-held U.S. shale oil producer CrownRock in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $12 billion including debt, expanding its presence in the largest U.S. shale oilfield. The deal comes amid a new wave of shale consolidation underpinned by Exxon…

Read More