By Greg Roumeliotis and Pamela Barbaglia NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in large mergers and acquisitions (M&A) helped offset a plunge in cross-border deals in 2019, and many dealmakers say they expect subsiding geopolitical risk to embolden companies to pursue more tie-ups across regions in 2020. The value of M&A globally totaled about $3.9 […]
(Reuters) – China’s JD.com Inc <JD.O> said on Tuesday it would buy back up to $2 billion of its shares, after the e-commerce company estimated a growth in sales in the current quarter that has been ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak. JD said it expects to fund the buyback, to take place over the next […]
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Justice Department inquiry into Republican allegations of misconduct at the department and the FBI, including its handling of investigations related to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, effectively ended without tangible results, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-sessions/u-s-prosecutor-reviewing-republican-complaints-against-fbi-sessions-idUSKBN1H535L John […]
