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Burberry Lifted by Report of Potential Moncler Bid

Shares in Burberry jumped on a report that Moncler could be considering a bid for the U.K. fashion group, which is currently pursuing a turnaround.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom

Dozens of rhesus macaques escaped a research facility in South Carolina. They’re still on the lam.

Health - The New York Times - Yesterday

Tim Scott officially launches bid to run NRSC

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) officially rolled out his bid to run the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Friday, a move that would put him at the helm of the party’s midterm efforts to ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is making an all-out push to reelect Trump

Elon Musk has donated more than $70 million to the pro-Trump political action committee he created in order to help reelect Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

Voters in Brazil's largest city reelect mayor, who detaches from Bolsonaro after tumultuous campaign

Voters in Brazil’s biggest city of Sao Paulo have reelected mayor Ricardo Nunes following a tumultuous campaign that pitted him against a leftist ally of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

World - ABC News - October 28

Democrats worry over fate of women's health research if Trump reelected: 'He's actively working against us'

Some Democratic lawmakers warn that in addition to further rollbacks of women's reproductive rights, a second Donald Trump presidency would also mean a reversal of the progress that has been made ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Florida Sen. Rick Scott seeks reelection with an eye toward top GOP leadership post

Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is hoping a reelection victory could position him for a Senate leadership role

'I never thought I would make it to this stage'

Film school graduate Shamiam suffered 70% burns as a baby and had her forearms turned into "fingers".

I knew I could have a stroke, but not at 31

Angharad Dennis said she was upset in hospital after her stroke, but now has a new outlook on life.

How I Discovered I Was Stolen at Birth

There could have been as many 50,000 babies trafficked out of Chile between the 1950s and the 1990s.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

ECB challenges Serbian bank’s takeover bid over money laundering concerns

Stakebuilding in Austrian lender Addiko under scrutiny by central bank

Business - Financial Times - October 14

TPG and Blackstone team up to bid for eyecare group Bausch + Lomb

Deal could be among year’s largest private equity buyouts as contact-lens maker looks to split from indebted parent

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Mulberry's Majority Shareholder Rejects Sweetened Bid From Frasers

The British luxury brand’s majority shareholder declined a sweetened offer from Frasers Group to take full ownership for $94.1 million.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 14

Trump makes latest bid at moving hush money case to federal court

Former President Trump’s attorneys on Monday made their latest bid at moving his hush money criminal case to federal court, telling an appeals panel that a lower judge’s refusal to do so was ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Meloni targets banks and insurers to raise €3.5bn to plug Italian budget

Rome approves proposals targeting deferred tax payments and stock options in financial sector

World - Financial Times - October 15

Harris launches media blitz in bid to regain momentum against Trump

Vice-president starts with pitch to Black voters after top Democrats express concern about campaign

Business - Financial Times - October 16

FirstFT: Musk backs Trump election bid with $75mn donation

Also in today’s newsletter, luxury shares fall after poor LVMH results and Boeing raises new capital

World - Financial Times - October 16

Imran Khan uni chancellor bid rejected, says adviser

Mr Khan applied for the role from prison in Pakistan, where he has been for over a year.

NBCUniversal to Stream Local Sports on Peacock, in Bid for Cord-Cutters

Regional channels carrying the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and other teams are to be made available on the streaming service.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 16

The Musk-led group driving millions to Trump’s White House bid

Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox News

World - Financial Times - October 17

Uber has discussed a bid for travel booking company Expedia

Uber has discussed a potential bid for the travel booking company Expedia, CNBC confirmed.

Business - CNBC - October 17

David Lammy, U.K. Foreign Secretary, Visits China in Bid to Reset Relations

David Lammy is set to meet China’s foreign minister in Beijing on Friday, in a trip the British government said would acknowledge “areas of contention as well as areas for cooperation.”

World - The New York Times - October 18

Barca chief says club rejected $270M Yamal bid

Barcelona president Joan Laporta claims the club turned down an offer worth $270 million (€250M) for forward Lamine Yamal in the summer.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Metals trader IXM bids to become China’s answer to Glencore

Chief executive Kenny Ives reshapes CMOC-owned firm and expands into lithium trading

World - Financial Times - October 18

Malaysia to revamp gasoline subsidies and raise taxes in a bid to narrow deficit

Malaysia will introduce new taxes and revamp gasoline, education and healthcare subsidies next year as part of aggressive reforms to narrow the country's fiscal deficit

World - ABC News - October 18

Prosecutors Urge Judge Not to Dismiss Bribery Charge Against Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams has asked a judge to drop one of five counts against him and to discipline prosecutors, whom he has accused of improperly leaking information to the news media.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Top BBVA shareholder sells out over Sabadell hostile bid

GQG Partners, which also holds stakes in Commerzbank and CaixaBank, sold shares during the summer

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Europe markets watchdog bids to become EU’s version of SEC

Verena Ross calls for more centralised powers in response to appetite for stronger capital markets and investment in bloc

World - Financial Times - October 21

France takes stake in Sanofi unit as part of €16bn sale to CD&R

Deal for consumer health arm faced political furore over ceding controlling stake to US private equity group

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Liz Cheney hits Harris campaign trail in bid for Republican battleground voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is courting disaffected Republican voters by hitting the trail with Liz Cheney in the crucial blue wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Nancy Cordes has ...

House arrest considered as alternative to jail in bid to ease prisons crisis

Major review of sentencing announced as 1,100 inmates are freed in latest phase of early release scheme

World - Financial Times - October 22

Trudeau to slash Canada’s migrant numbers in bid to shore up his government

High living and housing costs prompted public backlash to progressive immigration schemes

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Legal bid for Ecuador forest to be recognised as song co-creator

Petition to Ecuador’s copyright office is first legal attempt to recognise an ecosystem’s moral authorship. A forest in Ecuador could be recognised as the co-creator of a song under a ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Carlyle drops bid for Thyssenkrupp defence unit over Berlin indecision

US firm faced government reluctance over private equity involvement in German naval vessel maker

Business - Financial Times - October 25

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