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NMC Health Plc said on Thursday
that a report by U.S. short-selling firm Muddy Waters earlier
this week criticising the healthcare group's financial
statements was "false and mis-leading".
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Spain's BBVA on
Thursday said it would book an impairment of $1.5 billion in its
U.S. unit in the fourth quarter due to a decline in interest
rates this year and an economic slowdown.
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Intesa SanPaolo is
selling its retailers' payment business to Nexi in a
1 billion euro ($1.1 billion)deal that will give the Italian
bank a 10% stake in the country's biggest payments group.
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The Bank of England's admission
that a technical supplier leaked audio feeds from its news
conferences throws a spotlight on financial markets' insatiable
appetite for speed and lucrative information their rivals don't
yet have.
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* Healthcare, oil and gas sectors lead gains
(Updates comment, adds details on BoE decision)
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Lebanon's newly-named prime
minister vowed on Thursday to form a government quickly that
works to pull the country out of economic crisis and reassures
people who have protested against the political class for two
months.
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The U.S. Senate, hoping to
meet a looming deadline, on Thursday advanced legislation to
fund an array of domestic programs through Sept. 30 in a bid to
prevent government agency shutdowns when existing funds expire
at the end of this week.
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The U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed changes to its
decades-old definition of a professional investor in order to
allow more Americans to buy shares in private companies.
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The two companies vying
to buy British online food delivery company Just Eat made
increased final bids on Thursday, with Prosus NV
offering 800 pence, or 5.5 billion pounds ($7.16 billion) in
cash, and Takeaway.com raising its all-share offer.
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Police have arrested 334 people in
one of the largest anti-mob operations ever seen in Italy,
highlighting the growing reach of the 'Ndrangheta mafia,
prosecutors said on Thursday.
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