Thursday, May 4, 2017

BRIEF-Pacific Drilling says qtrly loss per share $4.69

* Revenues for first-quarter of $105.5 million with a

revenue efficiency of 98.0%

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UPDATE 1-Mexico's America Movil gets approval to buy spectrum from Grupo MVS

MEXICO CITY, May 4 (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos

Slim's America Movil has received a green light from

the telecoms regulator IFT to buy rights to 60 megahertz of

spectrum from Grupo MVS, the telecoms giant said on Thursday.

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10:00 am: RBI Executive Director Sudarshan Sen at an event in Mumbai.

11:00 am: Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju at an event in new Delhi.

12:00 pm: Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha to brie

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BRIEF-AmpliPhi Biosciences prices 6.9 mln shares of its common stock at $1.50/shr

* AmpliPhi Biosciences announces pricing of $10.4 million

underwritten public offering of common stock and common warrants

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UPDATE 8-U.S. House votes to repeal, replace Obamacare, Senate battle looms

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of

Representatives on Thursday narrowly approved a bill to repeal

and replace Obamacare, handing Republican President Donald Trump

a victory that could prove short-lived as the healthcare

legislation heads for a likely battle in the Senate.

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UPDATE 4-Saudi Arabia says Trump visit to enhance cooperation in fighting extremism

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign

minister said on Thursday that an upcoming visit to the kingdom

by U.S. President Donald Trump would enhance cooperation

between the United States and Muslim countries in the fight

against extremism.

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Warren Buffett says he sold a third of stake in IBM -CNBC

May 4 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway's Warren

Buffett has sold "a reasonable amount" of his stake in

International Business Machines Corp after the stock

crossed $180, CNBC reported.

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BRIEF-GenOn Energy announces pricing and increases amount of offering of senior secured notes

* priced and increased amount of its offering to $550

million in aggregate principal amount of 10.500% senior secured

first lien notes due 2022

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BRIEF-KKR Real Estate Finance Trust priced IPO of 10.25 mln shares at $20.5 per share

* KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc announces pricing of its

initial public offering

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BRIEF-Eco-Stim Energy Solutions reports Q1 loss per share $0.34

* Ecostim energy solutions reports first quarter 2017

results

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BRIEF-Allegiant Travel April scheduled service RPM 922.4 mln

* April scheduled service RPM 922.4 million versus 793.8

million

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - May 5

May 5 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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BRIEF-Impinj Inc Q1 GAAP loss per share $0.11

* Expects q2 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in range of

loss of $0.02 to income of $0.05

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BRIEF-Bright Horizons Family Solutions Q1 NON-GAAP EPS $0.61

* Bright horizons family solutions reports first quarter of

2017 financial results

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BRIEF-Uranium Participation Corp reports net asset value at April 30 and provide update on relocation agreement

* Uranium Participation Corporation reports net asset value

at April 30, 2017 and provide update on relocation agreement

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BRIEF-Albany International Q1 sales rose 15.6 pct to $199.3 mln

* AEC segment on track toward its FY target of 25% to 35%

revenue growth

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BRIEF-B&G Foods Q1 GAAP earnings per share $0.49

* Reaffirms FY 2017 adjusted earnings per share view $2.13

to $2.27

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BRIEF-Senseonics Q1 loss per share $0.14

* Senseonics Holdings Inc eeports first quarter 2017

financial results

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BRIEF-New Gold announces pricing of $300 mln senior notes offering

* New Gold announces pricing of $300 million senior notes

offering

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BRIEF-Dominion to acquire large-scale solar facility under construction in North Carolina

* Dominion to acquire large-scale solar facility under construction in North

Carolina

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Illinois' Central Grocers files for bankruptcy as winds down business

CHICAGO, May 4 (Reuters) - Central Grocers Inc, a wholesale

grocery cooperative in the Chicago area, filed for bankruptcy on

Thursday as it tried to close or sell businesses after

struggling to adapt to consumer shifts to online and gourmet

shopping and "big box" stores.

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Japan's ORIX to buy 22 pct of Israel geothermal energy firm Ormat

TEL AVIV, May 4 (Reuters) - Japan's ORIX Corp will

buy a 22.1 percent stake in Israeli geothermal energy producer

Ormat Technologies Inc for $627 million from a group led

by the FIMI private equity fund, the companies said on Thursday.

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UPDATE 3-Occidental profit beats; shares fall on weak output forecast

* 2nd-qtr production forecast below Wall Street estimates

(Adds details)

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Ambev's Paiva pledges to curb expenses, bolster premium brands

SAO PAULO, May 4 (Reuters) - Ambev SA will

continue to keep sales, general and administrative expenses in

check while taking steps to grow faster in premium beer brands,

as sales volumes at Latin America's largest beer maker reels

from a steep recession in Brazil, Chief Executive Officer

Bernardo Paiva said on Thursday.

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UPDATE 1-Itaú's Bracher sees guidance feasible as Brazil risks linger

SAO PAULO, May 4 (Reuters) - Itaú Unibanco Holding SA will

probably meet operational targets for this year even if

uncertainty over an economic and credit market recovery in

Brazil persists, Chief Executive Officer Candido Bracher said on

Thursday.

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BRIEF-Riverside Partners to sell Thinklogical to Belden

* Riverside Partners announces definitive agreement to sell

Thinklogical to Belden

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Viacom beats estimates but faces distribution, ad headwinds

May 4 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc, the owner of MTV,

Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, reported second-quarter profits

that beat Wall Street's estimates on Thursday, but advertising

and distribution headwinds weighed on its stock in early

trading.

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Moody's sees liquidity risks abating for Brazilian companies

SAO PAULO, May 4 (Reuters) - A gradual economic recovery in

Brazil coupled with higher commodities prices should help

domestic firms generate more cash in coming months, reducing

short-term liquidity risks, analysts at Moody's Investors

Service said on Thursday.

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BRIEF-Kellogg executive says expects to see sequential improvement in Q2 - conf call

* Kellogg CEO - experienced reduction in trade inventory in

Q1 due to early shipments in Q4 in categories in U.S. - conf

call

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CEE MARKETS-Crown eases after Czech central bank says currency key to rate policy

* Crown falls as CNB says rate policy will hinge on fx rate

* Zloty off 20-month high, Polish stocks off 23-month high

* Kuna firms, Croatia finance minister survives

no-confidence vote

* Bulgarian parliament approves new government

(Recasts with Czech central bank comments, retreat of Polish

stocks, Croatian and Bulgarian parliament votes)

By Sandor Peto

BUDAPEST, May 4 (Reuters) - The crown eased, while other

Central European assets were mixed, after the Czech central

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BRIEF-Greenlight Capital sends letter to GM's shareholders

* Greenlight Capital sends letter to general motors’

shareholders

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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St edges up at open after hawkish Fed

May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street opened slightly higher on

Thursday, led by banks, after the Federal Reserve expressed

confidence in the strength of the economy.

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BRIEF-Melco Resorts qtrly net income attributable to co US$0.23 per ads

* Melco announces unaudited first quarter 2017 earnings and

declares quarterly dividend

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Credit Suisse hires Walsh as co-head of TMT ECM

NEW YORK, May 4 (IFR) - Credit Suisse has hired Matt Walsh

as a managing director and co-head of technology, media and

telecom to work alongside John Kolz in its equity capital

markets group.

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UPDATE 1-Brazil's Ambev misses estimates as cost pressure bites

SAO PAULO, May 4 (Reuters) - Ambev SA, the Latin American

unit of Anheuser Busch Inbev NV, missed first-quarter

profit estimates on Thursday as rapid cost growth offset

declining expenses and higher volumes in Brazil.

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BRIEF-iStar Q1 adjusted loss per share $0.16

* Istar announces first quarter 2017 results and recent

developments

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Huge crops, record storage signaling more woes for grain merchants

CHICAGO, May 3 (Reuters) - In the face of a global grain

glut that is crushing profits and raising questions about their

long-term prospects, the world's big grain merchants maintain

they need only a drought or other supply shock to return to the

riches of the past.

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BRIEF-Athabasca Oil says qtrly production of 26,737 boe/d

* Athabasca Oil Corporation announces 2017 first quarter

results

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BRIEF-Delta and Aeromexico strike multi-year deal with the Mexican national soccer team

* Delta and Aeromexico strike multi-year deal with the

Mexican national team

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UPDATE 2-Herbalife CEO talks about obesity, vindication at Milken Conference

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 3 (Reuters) - After years of

discord with a prominent hedge-fund manager, a federal

investigation and bad publicity, Herbalife Ltd Chief

Executive Officer Michael Johnson is taking a victory lap.

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BRIEF-Theratechnologies partner Taimed submits biologics license application for Ibalizumab

* Theratechnologies partner submits biologics license

application for HIV Monoclonal Antibody and long-acting

investigational antiretroviral Ibalizumab

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BRIEF-Hanover insurance group Q1 earnings per share $1.05

* Net premiums written were $1.18 billion in quarter, up 3.7

percent from prior-year quarter

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BRIEF-B2Gold Corp says Q1 loss per share $0.01

* B2Gold Corp. Reports strong first quarter 2017 results exceeding its budget guidance;

fekola project mine construction remains on target for an october 1, 2017 production start

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UPDATE 4-U.S. House to vote Thursday on healthcare as Trump presses Republican ranks

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - In a possible breakthrough for

U.S. Republicans' effort to roll back Obamacare, the House of

Representatives plans to hold a vote Thursday on compromise

legislation, potentially ending a logjam that has delayed

advancing President Donald Trump's campaign promise to repeal

the law.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. insurance profits hit by lower premiums, bad weather

NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. insurance industry is

suffering from lower property-casualty premiums, bad weather

claims and interest rates that are still too low to move the

needle, according to earnings reports by some of the largest

players this week.

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UPDATE 5-Facebook tries to fix violent video problem with 3,000 new workers

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will

hire 3,000 more people over the next year to speed up the

removal of videos showing murder, suicide and other violent

acts, in its most dramatic move yet to combat the biggest

threat to its valuable public image.

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BRIEF-Apple CEO Tim Cook says we are putting $1 bln in advance manufacturing fund - CNBC

* Apple CEO Tim Cook says we are putting $1 billion in

advance manufacturing fund - CNBC

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BRIEF-Hillenbrand Q2 earnings per share $0.52

* Q2 earnings per share view $0.48, revenue view $389.5

million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-Nn Inc sees Q2 adjusted earnings per share $0.45-$0.49

* Q1 earnings per share view $0.42 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-Kraft Heinz Q1 adjusted earnings per share $0.84

* Q1 earnings per share view $0.86 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-CSG Systems International Q1 non-gaap earnings per share $0.62

* CSG Systems International reports results for first

quarter 2017

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UPDATE 2-Weak safety standards led to Exxon refinery blast - U.S. agency

HOUSTON, May 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board

(CSB) has concluded that a 2015 explosion at a Torrance,

California, refinery then owned by Exxon Mobil Corp

could have been prevented, the agency concluded in a report

issued on Wednesday.

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UPDATE 2-Changes at helm of U.S. bank agency signal new Trump era

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on

Wednesday took its first step in replacing Obama-era banking

regulators, naming a veteran financial lawyer as interim head of

the watchdog for federally chartered banks.

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Einhorn, nursing losses on Tesla, says investors 'hypnotized' by Musk

NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn

said on Wednesday that investors remain charmed by Tesla Inc

Chief Executive Elon Musk, boosting the stock by 30

percent in the first quarter, even though the electric car

maker's performance did not justify such gains.

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BRIEF-Golden Ocean says it entered into agreements to acquire 16 dry bulk vessels

* Has entered into agreements to acquire 16 modern dry bulk

vessels in an all-share transaction

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US STOCKS-Wall Street lower ahead of Fed statement

* Indexes down: Dow 0.10 pct, S&P 0.26 pct, Nasdaq 0.45 pct

(Updates to early afternoon)

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BRIEF-Enviva Partners says new quarterly distribution is 8.8 pct higher than last year

* Enviva Partners LP announces seventh consecutive

distribution increase

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Spanish court to question Santander, BNP bankers in HSBC tax probe

MADRID, May 3 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court is to question

seven current and former Banco Santander bankers,

including a current non-executive board member, as part of a

probe triggered by leaks of tax information from HSBC's

Swiss private bank.

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UPDATE 3-New York Times tops revenue estimates as digital subscriptions jump

* Shares rise as much as 12 pct

(Adds Breakingviews link, updates shares)

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UPDATE 3-Time Warner beats estimates; sees lower advertising

* Co says on track to close merger with AT&T before 2017 end

(Adds analyst comment, details from call)

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US STOCKS-Wall St lower as Apple weighs

* Indexes down: Dow 0.17 pct, S&P 0.25 pct, Nasdaq 0.44 pct

(Adds details, changes comment, updates prices)

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UPDATE 2-Bunge profit dives as grain glut hits margins; shares drop

CHICAGO, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. agricultural trader Bunge

Ltd reported on Wednesday a sharply lower first-quarter

profit and cut its full-year earnings forecast as slow crop

sales by farmers in South America squeezed margins in its core

agribusiness unit, sending shares tumbling.

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UPDATE 2-Standard Chartered favours Frankfurt as EU hub after Brexit

* Lender looking to resume dividends as soon as possible

(Adds quotes from StanChart Germany head)

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BRIEF-Exelon Q1 adjusted non-gaap operating EPS $0.65

* Q1 earnings per share view $0.61 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-Strikepoint Gold Inc closes $5 mln private placement

* Strikepoint Gold Inc closes $5 million private placement

and welcomes Eric Sprott as shareholder

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BRIEF-Can-Fite's liver drug enters mid-stage studies

* Can-Fite's liver protective drug namodenoson enters phase

II trial for treatment of nafld/nash

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BRIEF-Piedmont Office Realty Trust reports Q1 EPS of $0.10

* Piedmont Office Realty Trust reports first quarter 2017

results

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

May 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

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UPDATE 3-Trading powers BNP Paribas profit, lifts expectations for other banks

* French banks buoyed by expectations of Macron win

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Uber in U.S. court reckoning on possible shutdown of self-driving program

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc

goes before a U.S. judge on Wednesday to fight for the

right to continue work on its self-driving car program, the

latest phase in a courtroom battle over trade secrets that

threatens to topple a central pillar of Uber's growth strategy.

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Weak iPhone sales hit shares of Europe's Apple suppliers

LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Shares of European suppliers of

microchips, sensors and circuitry to Apple fell on

Wednesday after the smartphone company's much-awaited iPhone

sales missed expectations in the second quarter.

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UPDATE 1-Chinese conglomerate HNA takes top stake in Deutsche Bank

* Qatari investors options would give them similar stake

(Adds stakeholder details, background)

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BRIEF-Cedar Fair says qtrly net loss per limited partner unit $1.16

* Announced declaration of a cash distribution of $0.855 per

LP unit

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Saudi Aramco to dilute stake in Sadara Chemicals via IPO -exec

ABU DHABI, May 3 (Reuters) - National oil firm Saudi Aramco

plans to cut its stake in Sadara Chemical Co , a

joint venture with U.S. company Dow Chemical, via an

initial public offer of shares, Sadara chief executive Ziad

al-Labban said on Wednesday.

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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 3

May 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 13 points

lower on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down

0.10 percent ahead of the cash market open.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

METALS-London copper drifts as dollar firms on rate rise potential

(Adds comment, detail, updates prices)

By Melanie Burton

MELBOURNE, May 3 (Reuters) - London copper dropped on

Wednesday from a three-week high hit the session before as the

dollar ticked higher on expectations the Federal Reserve will

signal a June rate rise later in the session.

Nickel prices however could rally if Philippine lawmakers

confirm controversial Environment Secretary Regina Lopez in her

current job. The vote is due Wednesday.

"If she is appointed, we expect nicke

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UPDATE 2-NZ nixes merger of top 2 publishing groups citing concentration of media power

* NZME shares slump as much as 16 pct, Fairfax loses up to

3.2 pct

(Recasts, adds company and analyst comments)

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BRIEF-Tyre maker Nokian plans to build a new factory in U.S.

* NOKIAN TYRES' BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS MADE A PRINCIPAL

DECISION TO INVEST IN A GREENFIELD FACTORY IN THE USA

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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 3

May 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and

does not vouch for their accuracy.

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UPDATE 1-Brazil prosecutors lay new graft charges against former Lula chief of staff

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors said

on Tuesday they had laid new corruption charges against a

one-time chief of staff for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da

Silva, who is already serving long jail sentences on other graft

convictions.

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UPDATE 5-ADM shares dive 9 pct after warning about global grain glut

CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. agricultural trader Archer

Daniels Midland Co said on Tuesday that massive global grain

stocks are making it difficult to turn a profit trading grain

internationally, sending its shares plummeting by their most in

eight years.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. SEC approves request to list quadruple-leveraged ETFs

NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange

Commission on Tuesday approved a request to trade

quadruple-leveraged exchange-traded funds, marking a first for

the growing market for such products in the United States.

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BRIEF-Healthcare Trust of America prices 47.5 mln class A common shares at $28.50/shr

* Healthcare Trust of America announces pricing of upsized

public offering of common stock

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BRIEF-Perrigo says search warrants were executed at company's corporate offices

* Search warrants were executed at company's corporate

offices associated with an ongoing investigation by U.S.

Department of Justice Antitrust Division related to drug pricing

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks ride global momentum, dollar up on June Fed rate hike bets

* Global stocks index hits record high, Europe at 20-mth

high

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - May 3

May 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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SEC approves request to list and trade quadruple-leveraged ETfs

May 2 (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on

Tuesday approved a request to list and trade quadruple-leveraged

exchange-traded funds, marking a first for the growing market

for such funds in the United States.

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Super-rich private equity stars rue 'lousy' reputation, say they are misunderstood

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 2 (Reuters) - Ultra-wealthy

private equity managers lamented their reputation as 'lousy'

corporate profiteers at a plush Beverly Hills hotel on Tuesday,

arguing their value to society was greater than the public

realized.

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Restaurant, retail calorie disclosure rule in flux under Trump

LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Reuters) - A much-delayed U.S. rule

requiring restaurants and retailers to clearly display food

calorie counts has been pushed back again, and could be

rewritten or scrapped as the Trump administration rebuffs

Obama-era regulations.

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BRIEF-CareTrust REIT Q1 adjusted FFO per share $0.29

* CareTrust REIT announces first quarter 2017 operating

results

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BRIEF-Dundee Energy announces first quarter 2017 financial results

* Dundee Energy Limited announces first quarter 2017

financial results

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BRIEF-RSP Permian Q1 earnings per share $0.26

* RSP Permian announces first quarter 2017 financial and

operating results

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BRIEF-Bridgepoint Education reports Q1 non-GAAP earnings per share $0.23

* Q1 revenue $129.5 million versus $133 million

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BRIEF-Mondelēz International Q1 adjusted earnings per share $0.53

* Q1 earnings per share view $0.50 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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Mondelez profit beats on lower costs; higher Latin America sales

May 2 (Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc, the

world's second-largest confectionary company, reported a

higher-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by its cost-saving

programs and stronger sales in Latin America.

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UPDATE 3-ConocoPhillips posts surprise loss on higher-than-expected costs

* Shares down as much as 2.4 percent

(New throughout, adds details from conference call; updates

stock price, adds byline and HOUSTON dateline)

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BRIEF-Hyundai Motor America says April U.S. sales of 63,050 vehicles, an overall increase of 1 pct from last year

* Hyundai motor america - u.s. Sales of 63,050 vehicles in

april, an overall increase of 1 percent compared with april 2016

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BRIEF-Saia says Saia LTL Freight's new terminals in Pennsylvania & New Jersey are operational

* Saia LTL Freight's new terminals in Harrisburg,

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey are

operational

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UPDATE 4-WestJet posts 45 pct drop in profit, to buy up to 20 aircraft

May 2 (Reuters) - Canada's WestJet Airlines Ltd

reported a 45 percent drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday, and

said it agreed to buy up to 20 Dreamliner planes from Boeing Co

as part of a plan to add fuel-efficient aircraft to its

fleet.

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European shares stride into May as earnings power gains

* Flows recovering at Aberdeen

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UPDATE 1-T-Mobile to begin rolling out 5G in U.S. in 2019

May 2 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc said on Tuesday

it plans to begin rolling out a fifth-generation network (5G) in

the United States in 2019, helped by the airwaves it bought in

the U.S. government's spectrum auction last month.

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U.S. longer-dated bond net shorts hold at 2-month high before Fed meeting -JPMorgan

NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - The margin of investors who are

bearish on longer-dated U.S. Treasuries over those who are

bullish held at a two-month high before the Federal Reserve's

two-day policy meeting, J.P. Morgan's latest Treasury client

survey showed on Tuesday.

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CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises, helped by earnings results

TORONTO, May 2 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index moved

higher on Tuesday, helped by gains for companies whose financial

results exceeded expectations, including energy company Encana

Corp and e-commerce company Shopify.

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UPDATE 2-Cummins raises 2017 forecasts on strong construction demand

* Q1 sales $4.59 bln vs est $4.15 bln

(Adds details, background)

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BRIEF-Agnc Investment Corp announces pricing of public offering of common stock

* Agnc Investment Corp announces pricing of public offering

of common stock

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BRIEF-Vaya Pharma announces availability of new three-month bottles

* Vaya Pharma announces availability of new three-month

bottles of its prescription medical foods Vayarin and Vayacog

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BRIEF-Abeona Therapeutics provides update on EB-101 gene therapy

* Abeona Therapeutics provides update on EB-101 gene therapy

for severe form of epidermolysis bullosa from the society for

investigative dermatology conference

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UPDATE 1-Embraer profit drops after delay in deliveries, satellite launch

SAO PAULO, May 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's Embraer SA,

the world's third-largest commercial planemaker, reported a 59

percent drop in profit on Tuesday as a massive seasonal dip in

deliveries and a delayed satellite launch weighed on revenue.

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Cummins profit jumps 23.4 pct

May 2 (Reuters) - Engine maker Cummins Inc reported

a 23.4 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher sales

across its businesses.

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BRIEF-Marapharm Ventures announces the acquisition of a second property in desert hot springs, California

* Marapharm Ventures Inc "marapharm" announces the

acquisition of a second property with approved conditional use

permit (cup) located in desert hot springs, California, for

cannabis cultivation

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BRIEF-Concert Pharmaceuticals initiates CTP-543 phase 2 trial in alopecia areata

* Concert Pharmaceuticals initiates ctp-543 phase 2 trial in

alopecia areata

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BRIEF-Deutsche Rohstoff says Hammer Metals to establish JV with Global Energy Metals Corp.

* Hammer Metals signs term sheet to establish a joint

venture with Global Energy Metals Corp.

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

May 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:

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Allianz-led consortium buys British water utility Affinity

FRANKFURT, May 2 (Reuters) - A consortium led by Germany's

Allianz has agreed to buy a 90 percent stake in

British water utility Affinity Water from Infracapital and

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure for 687 million pounds ($884

million), the companies said on Tuesday.

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Allianz-backed consortium to buy Britain's Affinity Water

May 2 (Reuters) - A three-member consortium that includes

German insurer Allianz has agreed to buy Affinity

Water Ltd, the largest water-only supply firm in

England and Wales by revenue, through two transactions, the

group said on Tuesday.

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GLOBAL ECONOMY-Asian factories get off to solid start in second quarter

* Emergence of protectionist forces poses risks to trade

rebound

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European shares stride into May as earnings power gains

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - European shares kicked off the

first trading day of May with gains underpinned by healthy

corporate earnings.

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Monday, May 1, 2017

BRIEF-Qiagen partners with Maccura to localize GeneReader NGS System in China

* Qiagen partners with Maccura to localize and commercialize

GeneReader NGS system in China

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UPDATE 1-BP's profit triples on higher oil prices, output

* Results set to ease investor concerns after weak Q4 2016

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INSIGHT-How two cutting edge U.S. nuclear projects bankrupted Westinghouse

By Tom Hals and Emily Flitter

WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK May 2 (Reuters) - In 2012,

construction of a Georgia nuclear power plant stalled for eight

months as engineers waited for the right signatures and

paperwork needed to ship a section of the plant from a factory

hundreds of miles away.

The delay, which a nuclear specialist monitoring the

construction said was longer than the time required to make the

section, was emblematic of the problems that plagued

Westinghouse Electric Co a

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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - May 2

May 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these

stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Temasek, Yunfeng lead $75 mln funding into China genomics firm

SHANGHAI, May 2 (Reuters) - Jack Ma's private equity firm

Yunfeng Capital and Singapore's Temasek have led a $75 million

fund-raising round into genomics company WuXi NextCODE, the firm

said in a statement on Tuesday, underlining a race for medical

data in China.

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German stocks - Factors to watch on May 2

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 2 (Reuters) - The following are some

of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:

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UPDATE 2-Sherritt gives partners bigger stake in nickel mine for debt relief

* Sherritt to cut stake in Ambatovy project to 12 pct from

40 pct

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BRIEF-Trinidad Drilling says increased capital expenditure budget for 2017 by $80 mln

* Announced that it has increased its capital expenditure

budget for 2017 by $80 million

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METALS-Firmer copper prices pull most metals higher

SYDNEY, May 2 (Reuters) - Copper futures rose sharply on

Tuesday as investors returned from a three-day weekend in most

of Asia with a renewed appetite for industrial commodities.

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UPDATE 1-Hollywood writers talks resume as strike deadline looms

May 1 (Reuters) - Hollywood writers and representatives of

movie and television conglomerates on Monday resumed contract

talks aimed at staving off a strike as early as Tuesday that

could black out TV talk shows and soap operas.

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BRIEF-Blackstone Mortgage Trust prices public offering of convertible senior notes

* Blackstone mortgage trust announces pricing of public

offering of convertible senior notes

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Hi-tech leads Asia share rally, dollar at 1-month high vs yen

TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced on Tuesday,

helped by rising optimism on the technology industry and easing

concerns over North Korea, while the dollar edged up to

one-month high versus the yen.

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UPDATE 5-Pembina buys Veresen for $7.1 bln as pipeline sector consolidates

* Pembina to pay as much as C$1.52 bln in cash, 99.5 mln in

shares

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - May 2

May 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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BRIEF-New Home says priced its private tack-on offering

* New Home Company Inc says had priced its private tack-on

offering to eligible purchasers of $75.0 million principal

amount of 7.250% senior notes due 2022

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BRIEF-Fleetcor Technologies CEO's 2016 total compensation $29.4 mln

* CEO Ronald Clarke's FY 2016 total compensation was $29.4

million versus $10.2 million in FY 2015 - SEC filing

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BRIEF-Guyana Goldfields Q1 net earnings of $0.06 per share

* Guyana Goldfields Inc. Reports first quarter 2017 results;

sold 40,700 oz au generating US$22.4m in operating cash flow and

net earnings of $0.06 per share

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BRIEF-Citizens Community Bancorp Q2 GAAP earnings per share $0.17

* Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc earnings increase 38% yoy

for second quarter fiscal 2017; earnings increase 23% yoy for

first six months of fiscal 2017

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Fox News co-president Bill Shine resigns

May 1 (Reuters) - Bill Shine, co-president of Fox News

Channel since August, has resigned and will leave the company

after helping a transition over the next few weeks, the cable

channel said on Monday.

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UPDATE 1-Freeport Indonesia mine workers hold rally at start of planned strike

TIMIKA, Indonesia, May 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of workers

from the Indonesian unit of Freeport McMoRan Inc staged

a rally near its Papua mine on Monday, a union leader said,

protesting against layoffs by the miner due to a contract

dispute with the government.

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UPDATE 1-Target slashes CEO pay package after bleak year

May 1 (Reuters) - Target Corp's Chief Executive

Brian Cornell took a sharp cut in compensation after the company

failed to meet financial goals in a year marred by declines in

sales and share price.

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BRIEF-FDA grants accelerated approval to Durvalumab for treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

* Grants accelerated approval to Durvalumab for treatment of

patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial

carcinoma

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BRIEF-Motorola Solutions to acquire Kodiak Networks

* Motorola solutions to expand push-to-talk mobile offerings

with kodiak networks acquisition

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UPDATE 1-Fox News reporter says she was shunned over article about health condition

May 1 (Reuters) - A Fox News contributor said in a lawsuit

filed on Monday that she was taken off the air after writing an

article about a medical condition that would likely leave her

infertile, in the latest of a series of discrimination claims

against the network.

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Equitable Group gets $2 bln loan, sees gains from rival's woes

May 1 (Reuters) - Canadian mortgage provider Equitable Group

Inc said it received a C$2 billion ($1.47 billion) loan

commitment and expected applications to increase in the coming

weeks, at a time when rival Home Capital Group's

withdrawals are rising.

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BRIEF-Intercontinental Exchange completes acquisition of TMX Group's Atrium

* Intercontinental exchange completes acquisition of TMX

Group's Atrium

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UPDATE 2-Home Capital draws down credit line as deposits decline

* Balance in high-interest savings accounts falls to C$391

mln

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UPDATE 3-Pembina adds natgas infrastructure with $7.1 bln Veresen buy

* Pembina to pay as much as C$1.52 bln in cash, 99.5 mln in

shares

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BRIEF-Neurotrope to provide detailed Alzheimer's drug data in coming months

* Neurotrope CEO says 1 patient on the 20 mcg arm and 3 on

the 40 mcg arm dropped out of the study: conf call

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BRIEF-Madalena qtrly FFO loss per share $0.00

* Madalena announces its 2016 year end financial and

operating results and year end reserves

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BRIEF-Northrim Bancorp earnings grow 13 pct to $3.8 million

* Northrim Bancorp earnings grow 13pct to $3.8 million, or

$0.55 per diluted share in 1q17 from 1q16

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BRIEF-Argo Group International says will make a change to reporting of financial results

* Argo Group International Holdings Ltd - will make a change

to its reporting of financial results aligned with two

reportable segments

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BRIEF-The New Home Company announces proposed private tack-on offering of 7.250 pct senior notes due 2022

* The New Home Company Inc announces proposed private

tack-on offering of 7.250 pct senior notes due 2022

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Cardinal Health quarterly revenue rises 3.8 pct

May 1 (Reuters) - Cardinal Health Inc reported a 3.8

percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by strength in its

pharmaceutical business even as the drug distributor faces

declining generic drug prices.

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BRIEF-Alere reports commencement of consent solicitations for notes

* Alere Inc. Announces commencement of consent solicitations

for alere inc.'s notes

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BRIEF-First Cobalt to acquire 70% interest in properties in DR Congo

* First cobalt to acquire 70% interest in 190 square

kilometres in the DR congo

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Freeport Indonesia workers hold rally at start of planned strike

TIMIKA, Indonesia, May 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of workers

from the Indonesian unit of Freeport McMoRan Inc staged

a rally near its Papua mine on Monday, a union leader said,

protesting against lay offs by the miner due to a contract

dispute with the government.

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BRIEF-General Moly Q1 loss per share $0.02

* Well positioned with financial liquidity to fund its

current business activities and working capital needs into Q2 of

2018

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BRIEF-Questerre Energy updates on Jordan project

* Questerre Energy says finding a way to commercialize this

significant oil shale project in a $50 to $70 per barrel

environment is main focus

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Nikkei hits 6-week high, tech shares jump on earnings

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks climbed to a

six-week high on Monday as technology shares such as Tokyo

Electron and Murata Manufacturing surged on

upbeat earnings.

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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Storage wars: New U.S. potash player K+S faces warehouse squeeze

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 1 (Reuters) - Germany's K+S AG

will crack into the U.S. fertilizer market this

spring when it opens the first new western Canadian potash mine

in nearly five decades.

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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - May 1

May 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these

stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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BRIEF-American International Group completes sale of AIG Fuji Life to FWD Group

* Says it completed the sale of AIG Fuji Life Insurance

Company Ltd (AFLI) to FWD Group, as planned

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U.S. to probe Japanese, German automakers over alleged patent violations

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - The United States will begin an

investigation into whether thermoplastic components used in some

Japanese and German vehicle models sold in the country violate

its patent laws, trade authorities said late last week.

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Nikkei edges up, high-tech shares jump on earnings

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Japanese stock prices posted modest

gains on Monday as high-tech shares such as Tokyo Electron

and Murata Manufacturing gained on upbeat

earnings in otherwise holiday-lulled trading.

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PRECIOUS-Gold falls after dollar firms on deal to fund U.S. govt

May 1 (Reuters) - Gold fell on Monday after the dollar edged

up as U.S. congressional negotiators hammered out a deal on a

spending package to keep the federal government funded through

September.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Spot gold dropped 0.3 percent to $1,264.06 per

ounce, as of 0236 GMT.

* Gold, last week, saw its biggest weekly percentage fall

since the week of March 10, ending about 1.2 percent lower.

* U.S. gold futures eased 0.2 percent to $1,265.20

an ounce.

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - May 1

May 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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UPDATE 1-Twenty-First Century Fox in talks with Blackstone to buy Tribune

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox Inc

is in talks with Blackstone Group LP about

submitting an offer to buy Tribune Media Co, one of the

largest U.S. television station operators, sources familiar with

the matter said on Sunday.

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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - May 1

May 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does

not vouch for their accuracy.

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks sluggish after weak US GDP, dollar dips

* Euro near 5-1/2-mth high after upbeat European inflation

data

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RPT-Wall St Weekahead-Hot earnings to keep fire under growth-stock rally

NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Don't look for the

outperformance of growth stocks to fade any time soon, as long

as corporate earnings continue to improve and hopes remain for

stronger economic growth.

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RPT-Norway races Australia to fulfil Japan's hydrogen society dream

* Australia hopes to export the fuel extracted from brown

coal

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UPDATE 1-UPS air maintenance workers threaten strike ahead of shareholders meeting

April 30 (Reuters) - A union representing 1,200 U.S. air

maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc turned

up pressure on the company on Sunday to settle a three-year

contract dispute, saying it would seek clearance to strike.

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NextEra shares could return 20 percent over next 12 months -Barron's

April 30 (Reuters) - Shares of Florida utility NextEra

Energy Inc could return 20 percent over the next year,

including a 2.9 percent dividend, Barron's wrote over the

weekend.

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MEDIA LINK-Target to open store on New York's Lower East Side -WSJ

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - https://www.wsj.com/articles/target-comes-to-the-lower-east-side-1493551319

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UPS air maintenance workers threaten strike ahead of shareholders meeting

April 30 (Reuters) - A union representing 1,200 U.S. air

maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc turned

up pressure on the company on Sunday to settle a three-year

contract dispute, saying it would seek clearance to strike.

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UPDATE 1-Japan's Abe cautions against Brexit regulation cliff edge

* Japanese companies are major investors in the UK

(Adds quotes and detail)

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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Zalando ponders opening stores in major cities -Manager Magazin

BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Online fashion retailer Zalando

is pondering opening stores in major cities such as

London, Paris or Berlin, the company's co-chief executive told

Germany's Manager Magazin.

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Japan's Abe says Brexit regulation whiplash would be a concern for business

LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo

Abe said that if the United Kingdom left the European Union with

an abrupt change of rules for businesses then it could cause

confusion for international firms.

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Google gets Australian tax office demand to pay more, says to fight it

SYDNEY, April 29 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google

said it will challenge amended tax assessments issued by the

Australian Taxation Office (ATO), which is trying to claw back

billions of dollars from multinational corporations citing

unpaid taxes.

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Friday, April 28, 2017

Amazon's moves beyond retail get Wall Street thumbs up, for now

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's

ventures far beyond online retail, from cloud computing

to movie making, are raising questions among corporate strategy

experts about its focus.

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BRIEF-MX gold says it paid additional $425,000 to American Metal Mining

* MX Gold Corp. Continues to earn interest in durango

smelter project in Mexico

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CORRECTED-BRIEF-American Savings Bank reports Q1 net income of $15.8 mln

* American Savings Bank net income of $15.8 million for Q1

of 2017 compared to $12.7 million in Q1 of 2016

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UPDATE 3-Apple, Tesla ask California to change proposed self-driving car test policy

April 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc urged California to

toughen up its proposed policy on testing self-driving cars, a

move that would result in more public data that could help Apple

catch up to rivals in the self-driving space by giving it a

better window into their strengths and weaknesses.

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NRG director wins strong shareholder support despite NYC opposition

BOSTON, April 28 (Reuters) - A director at NRG Energy Inc

was elected to its board with a strong margin of votes cast, a

securities filing showed on Friday, overcoming concerns about

his comments on climate change and the intentions of the

activist investors who backed him at the New Jersey power

company.

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Tesla must complete brake fix to regain top safety rating -Consumer Reports

DETROIT, April 28 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc needs to

complete fixing its Model S sedan emergency braking system to

regain Consumer Reports' top safety rating, the magazine said on

Friday, noting that a recent update by the luxury electric car

maker was not enough.

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UPDATE 4-Brazil protesters, police clash in first general strike in decades

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, April 28 (Reuters) - Brazilian

protesters torched buses, clashed with police in several cities

and marched on President Michel Temer's Sao Paulo residence on

Friday amid the nation's first general strike in more than two

decades.

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U.S. FDA approves Takeda's lung cancer drug as 2nd-line treatment

April 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration approved its lung cancer drug, almost three

months after the company acquired the drug's developer, Ariad

Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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BRIEF-American Savings Bank Q1 net income of $15.8 mln

* Net income of $15.8 million for q1 of 2017 compared to

$12.7 million in q1 of 2016

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BRIEF-C.H. Robinson Worldwide, units enter into receivables purchase agreement

* C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc says on april 26, co, co's

unit entered into a receivables purchase agreement - sec filing

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UPDATE 1-Camping World-led group wins bankruptcy auction for Gander Mountain

April 28 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. recreational vehicle

dealer, Camping World Holdings Inc, and a group of

liquidators won a bankruptcy auction for sporting goods retailer

Gander Mountain Co on Friday, according to a

bankruptcy court filing.

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BRIEF-Power Corporation's president and co-CEO André Desmarais takes medical leave of absence

* Power Corporation's deputy chairman, president and co-ceo

André Desmarais takes medical leave of absence

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BRIEF-Annidis Corp reports Q4 loss per share $0.02

* Annidis Corporation reports 2016 fourth quarter and full

year results

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U.S. dollar net longs little changed from last week-CFTC, Reuters data

April 28 (Reuters) - Net long positions on the U.S. dollar

were little changed from last week, according to calculations by

Reuters and Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released

on Friday.

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BRIEF-TFS Financial qtrly earnings per share $0.08

* Qtrly net interest income was $70.3 million for three

months ended March 31, 2017 versus $67.8 million

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BRIEF-Alder Biopharmaceuticals says presentation of positive data from Phase 2B clinical trial evaluating Eptinezumab for prevention of migraine

* Eptinezumab emerging clinical profile suggests migraine

preventative benefit achieved as soon as 24-48 hours after

single infusion

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BRIEF-Salisbury Bancorp reports Q1 EPS of $0.58

* Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. reports results for first quarter

2017; Declares 28 cent dividend

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Peru's Grana y Montero reports $24.4 million profit

LIMA, April 28 (Reuters) - Grana y Montero

, Peru's biggest construction conglomerate, posted a

profit of 79.1 million soles ($24.40 million) in the first

quarter due to the sale of real estate assets, the company said

on Friday.

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BRIEF-Universal Insurance Holdings says CEO Sean Downes' FY 2016 total compensation was $16.3 million

* CEO Sean Downes' FY 2016 total compensation was $16.3

million versus $25 million in FY 2015 - SEC filing

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BRIEF-Novartis says U.S. wholesale acquisition cost of Rydapt for AML indication to be $7,495 for 14-day package

* Says U.S. wholesale acquisition cost of Rydapt for AML

indication is $7,495 for 14-day package and $14,990 for 28-day

package - spokeswoman

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BRIEF-Phillips 66 sees Q2 refining crude utilization at mid-90 pct

* Sees Q2 global olefins & polyolefins utilization at mid-90

pct

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BRIEF-Waterstone Financial quarterly earnings per share $0.24

* Waterstone financial inc qtrly net interest income $11.9 million versus

$10 million

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BRIEF-Old Point Financial Q1 earnings per share $0.19

* Q1 net interest income $7.1 million versus $6.6 million

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U.S. SEC charges ex-executives over accounting at government contractor L3

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Friday

filed civil charges against two former executives at government

contractor L3 Technologies over accounting violations

that led the company to improperly recognize $17.9 million in

revenue from a contract with the U.S. Army.

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BRIEF-Spirit Airlines sees Q2 available seat miles up 16.7 pct - SEC Filing

* Sees Q2 total revenue per ASM year-over-year % change up

4.5% to 5.5%

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EU mergers and takeovers (April 28)

BRUSSELS, April 28 (Reuters) - The following are mergers

under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the

EU merger process:

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BRIEF-Bayer still sees competition after Monsanto takeover

* Says assumes that there will still be considerable

competition even after Monsanto deal is completed

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UPDATE 1-Deutsche Post to deliver groceries for AmazonFresh in Germany

* Deutsche Post to keep operating its own online supermarket

(Recasts lead, adds Deutsche Post CEO's comment)

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BRIEF-Medical Transcription Billing sees 2017 rev of $30 mln to $31 mln

* Medical transcription billing corp - company anticipates

full year 2017 revenue of approximately $30 to $31 million

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BRIEF-Time Inc board comments on interest in co; to pursue co's own strategic plan

* Time inc. Board comments on interest in company;

determines to pursue the company's own strategic plan

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BRIEF-Weatherford International Q1 loss per share $0.45

* Q1 earnings per share view $-0.31, revenue view $1.36

billion -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-Colgate Q1 earnings per share $0.64

* Colgate-Palmolive Co - Latin America net sales increased

9.0% in q1 2017

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BRIEF-Lifepoint Health Q1 earnings per share $1.46

* Q1 earnings per share view $1.02, revenue view $1.63

billion -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S

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UPDATE 2-Deutsche Bank to name von Moltke as new CFO - source

* Present CFO in new role as co-head investment banking

(Adds detail on von Moltke)

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BRIEF-Autoliv sees organic sales growth, roughly flat margin in Q2

* Says for Q2 of 2017, company expects organic sales to

increase by around 2% and an adjusted operating margin of around

8.5%

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BRIEF-Fiat Chrysler prices 800 mln euro debt offering with 1 pct coupon

* prices 800 million euro unsecured senior debt offering

with 1 percent coupon

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UPDATE 1-Westinghouse says will operate normally in Asia, Europe despite Chapter 11

* First AP1000 reactor to be put into operation by end-2017

(Updates with quotes, context)

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Zodiac aims to complete Safran deal, CEO offers resignation

PARIS, April 28 (Reuters) - Zodiac Aerospace said

its chief executive planned to quit and added to a litany of

profit warnings as it reaffirmed hopes of merging with engine

maker Safran to end a prolonged crisis in its aircraft

seats plants.

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Safran confirms talks to buy Zodiac Aerospace continue

PARIS, April 28 (Reuters) - Safran said on Friday

its talks to buy Zodiac Aerospace were continuing

after the French company issued a new profit warning.

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Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO

BEIJING, April 28 (Reuters) - A Chinese consumer backlash

against genetically modified (GMO) crops is beginning to dent

demand for soy oil, the nation's main cooking oil, and could

spell crisis for the multi-billion-dollar crushing industry,

which depends on GMO soybeans from the United States and

elsewhere.

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METALS-Copper finds support despite weak China outlook

SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - Copper tracked modestly higher

on Friday with traders saying some investors were active buying

on price dips, but warning at the same time that broader

industry sentiment pointed to a weaker outlook.

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

BRIEF-Regeneron and Sanofi announce Kevzara license application resubmission for review by FDA

* Regeneron and Sanofi announce Kevzara® (sarilumab)

Biologics License Application resubmission accepted for review

by U.S. FDA

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MTU Aero Engines beats forecasts thanks to maintenance division

BERLIN, April 28 (Reuters) - German aircraft engine maker

MTU Aero Engines reported a better than expected 19.6

percent rise in first quarter profit, driven by its business

maintaining commercial jet engines.

The company, whose customers include planemakers Boeing

, Airbus and Bombardier, reported

adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 157 million

euros ($170.6 million), against average analyst expectations

for 140 million euros.

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Genzyme, CHC lift Sanofi's first-quarter figures, upbeat on Dupixent

PARIS, April 28 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi reported

higher-than-expected first-quarter profits on Friday, buoyed by

its specialty care division Genzyme, by vaccines, and by

consumer products acquired from Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim.

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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 28

April 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 1

point at 7,238 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.



* BARCLAYS: British bank Barclays Plc faces shareholder revolt over

whistleblower inquiry after a corporate governance firm advised shareholders not

to back his re-election to the board, The Times reported on Friday. (http://bit.ly/2qdvJ63)



* BP: BP Plc was restoring production on Thursday afternoon at two

crude distillation units at its 4

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BRIEF-Iqiyi signs licensing agreement with Netflix for popular shows

* Iqiyi signs licensing agreement with Netflix for popular

shows

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UPDATE 2-Baidu sees weak Q2 as ad business curbs hurt; shrs fall

* CFO Jennifer Li to step aside for new role as Baidu

Capital chief

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FACTORS TO WATCH

9:30 am: Junior Finance Minister Arjun Meghwal at an industry event

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UPDATE 2-Competition ruling could resolve bidding war for Australia's Tatts: investors

* Competition tribunal due to rule on Tabcorp bid in

mid-June

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Nikkei dips as relief rally sputters ahead of holiday week

* Nikkei off 5-week high as rally fizzles ahead of holiday

week

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BRIEF-NCS Multistage Holdings prices IPO of 9.5 mln shares of common stock at $17/shr

* Prices initial public offering of 9.5 million shares of

common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share

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PRECIOUS-Gold on track for biggest weekly decline in seven weeks

April 28 (Reuters) - Gold was little changed on Friday but

poised for the biggest weekly fall in seven weeks as investors

sought out riskier assets, dampening demand for gold, which pays

no interest.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Spot gold was steady at $1,263.81 per ounce, as of

0100 GMT.

* Gold is on track for the largest weekly percentage fall

since the week of March 10, down about 1.6 percent, but is

heading towards a gain of about 1.2 percent for the month.

* U.S. gold futures

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BRIEF-Home Capital Group announces resignation of Jim Keohane from board

* Keohane is president and CEO of healthcare of Ontario

Pension Plan, which today agreed to provide $2 billion line of

credit to Co

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UPDATE 5-Google parent Alphabet's profit up 29 pct on strong ad sales

April 27 (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet Inc

posted a surge in profit and revenue on Thursday as its core

advertising business continued to grow at an extraordinary rate

and problems such as an advertiser boycott of YouTube had little

impact.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. software company Cloudera beats expectations in IPO: source

April 27 (Reuters) - U.S. software company Cloudera Inc

raised $225 million in an initial public offering on

Thursday, a source familiar with the situation said, giving the

company a market valuation of about $1.9 billion, a steep fall

from the $4.1 billion it was once valued at in the private

market.

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BRIEF-Government of Canada says it "objects" to allegations made by Boeing

* Government of Canada says it "objects" to allegations made

by Boeing

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Software company Cloudera raises $225 million in IPO -source

April 27 (Reuters) - Software company Cloudera Inc

raised $225 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, a

source familiar with the situations said, giving the company a

market valuation of about $1.9 billion, a steep fall from the

$4.1 billion it was once valued at in the private market.

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BRIEF-Gemalto Q1 revenue fell 6 percent to eur 651 million

* Launched a transition plan expected to contribute over eur 50 million to profit from

operations annually

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UPDATE 4-Intel's revenue misses estimates as data center growth slows

* Shares fall nearly 4 pct after the bell

(Adds details from conference call)

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UPDATE 1-Third Point wants Honeywell to spin off aerospace

NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - Third Point LLC said

Honeywell International Inc. should separate its

aerospace division, a move that would create more than $20

billion in shareholder value, according to the hedge fund.

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BRIEF-MoneyGram Executive Chairman Pamela Patsley's 2016 total compensation $3.3 mln vs $10.9 mln

* MoneyGram International Inc's executive chairman Pamela

Patsley's 2016 total compensation was $3.3 million versus $10.9

million in 2015

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* ILOOKABOUT Inc - to sell 20 million common shares of

company at a price of $0.25 per common share

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BRIEF-Skyworks Q2 GAAP earnings per share $1.20

* Q2 earnings per share view $1.40, revenue view $840.4

million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S

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UPDATE 2-JPMorgan Chase & Co leaves blockchain consortium R3

NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has left

the mammoth bank blockchain consortium led by New York-based

startup R3 CEV, the latest member to depart over the course of

the company's fundraising process, R3 confirmed on Thursday.

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CORRECTED-United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger dragged from plane

April 27 (Reuters) - United Airlines has a reached a

settlement for an undisclosed sum with the passenger who was

dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month in an incident

that sparked international outrage, an attorney for the

passenger said on Thursday.

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks little changed after Trump tax plan; euro weakens on Draghi

* Wall St edges up on earnings

(Updates with close of European markets)

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UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA approves Biomarin's Batten disease drug

April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

said on Thursday it had approved Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc's

drug to treat a type of Batten disease, an extremely

rare disorder that mainly impacts the nervous system.

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Alphabet CEO touts results of corporate restructuring

April 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet Chief Executive Larry Page

said on Thursday the holding company structure for search unit

Google and a host of new businesses is working well.

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BRIEF-Citrix Systems says CEO Kirill Tatarinov's 2016 total compensation was $22.3 million

* CEO Kirill Tatarinov's 2016 total compensation was $22.3

million - SEC filing

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Suncor evaluates potential oil-sand deals as global majors exit

CALGARY, Alberta, April 27 (Reuters) - Suncor Energy

, Canada's largest energy producer, is still evaluating

opportunities for oil sands acquisitions in northern Alberta as

foreign oil majors exit the high-cost region, Chief Executive

Steve Williams said on Thursday.

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UPDATE 2-Airbus CEO lashes out at Austria over fraud probe

* Vienna says Airbus should react with less emotion

(Adds more political context)

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BRIEF-General Electric says awarded contract with Toshiba Plant System & Services Corp

* Awarded contract with Toshiba Plant System & Services Corp

to supply equipment for CEL II 135 MW coal fired power plant

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US STOCKS-Tech earnings power Nasdaq to record high; S&P, Dow flat

* Dow down 0.07 pct, S&P down 0.05 pct, Nasdaq up 0.26 pct

(Adds details, comments, updates prices)

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Symphony adds large asset management clients in chat tool push

April 27 (Reuters) - Symphony Communications Services LLC

said on Thursday it had added a number of large asset managers

as customers including AB, Balyasny Asset Management LP, Boston

Partners and T. Rowe Price Group.

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BRIEF-Celgene on track to achieve or exceed 2020 forecast - CEO

* Celgene CEO says on track to achieve or exceed 2020

forecast

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BRIEF-U.S. Geothermal provides update on Raft River expansion program

* u.s. Geothermal inc. Provides update on raft river

expansion program

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BRIEF-Eldorado Resorts and Isle Of Capri casinos say received regulatory approvals for merger

* Eldorado Resorts - Co, Isle Of Capri casinos received all

consents, approvals from state gaming commissions to consummate

previously announced merger

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BRIEF-Ultragenyx initiates phase 3 study of UX007 in patients with disabling movement disorders

* Ultragenyx initiates global phase 3 study of UX007 in

GLUT1 DS patients with disabling movement disorders

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BRIEF-CVR Partners Q1 loss per share $0.09

* CVR Partners reports 2017 first quarter results and

announces cash distribution of 2 cents

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Domino's Pizza quarterly profit jumps 37.4 pct

April 27 (Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Inc's reported a

37.4 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher demand

in the United States and more revenue from franchisees.

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UPDATE 1-Pret A Manger seeks more British baristas to balance Brexit risk

* Targets 500 stores by end of 2017

(Recasts with CEO comments, detail)

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RPT-UPDATE 2-Mexican peso swing drives BBVA profit jump but Spain drags

MADRID, April 27 (Reuters) - BBVA reported a 70

percent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by

improving business conditions in the bank's largest market

Mexico, though its shares fell due to weakness in Spain.

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Southwest profit falls 31.6 pct

April 27 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co reported

a 31.6 percent fall in quarterly profit on Thursday as operating

expenses rose and average fares fell.

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BASF still out for agchem deals after missing out in auction

FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - German chemicals giant BASF

said it would continue to push for acquisitions to

shore up its crop protection business, after the

antitrust-related sale of assets from the merger of Dow Chemical

and DuPont left it empty-handed.

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UPDATE 1-France's Hermes joins trend of accelerating luxury sales growth

* Cautions against extrapolating Q1 growth to full year

(Adds CEO comment, shares, analyst)

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UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca hopes to escape drug sales trough in second half

* Focus on pivotal lung cancer trial results due mid-year

(Adds analyst comment, shares, detail on competitors)

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Airbus CFO says A330 production sustainable at 6 aircraft per month

PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) - Airbus will run out of orders

for the current version of its A330 jet in 2019, but is

confident of filling gaps in the production line for the rest of

that year with further sales, finance director Harald Wilhelm

said on Thursday.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

BRIEF-Lloyds bank CEO says does not expect any rate hike in 2017

* Lloyds bank CEO says does not expect any base interest

rate increase in 2017

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Nikkei dips taking cues from Wall Street, sentiment firm

TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average

dipped on Thursday tracking retreat in Wall Street shares on

disappointment over the U.S. tax plan, but advancers outnumbered

decliners by almost two-to-one on strong sentiment following

receding political worries in Europe.

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Airbus Q1 core profit down 52 pct, reaffirms targets

PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus on

Thursday posted a 52 percent drop in first-quarter profit,

weighed down by weaker prices for some jets as it changes over

to new models and higher production costs, but reaffirmed

targets for higher profits for the year.

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UPDATE 2-Fate of Australian TV network Ten in hands of billionaire trio

* New debt facility needed to continue as going concern -

Ten

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BRIEF-Barnes & Noble names Demos Parneros CEO - NYT

* Barnes & Noble names Demos Parneros chief executive, its

fourth since 2013 - NYT

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UPDATE 2-China March industrial profits soar 23.8 pct on building boom but pace slowing

* But rate of growth is slowing as commodities prices recoil

(Adds breakdown by sectors and quotes from stats bureau)

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BRIEF-Verona Pharma announces pricing of global offering, approval to list on NASDAQ

* Verona Pharma announces pricing of global offering and

approval to list on the NASDAQ global market

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China, Europe pledge closer aviation ties ahead of landmark jet launch

SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) - Chinese and European aviation

regulators said on Thursday they will forge closer ties over

aircraft manufacturing and certification as the global industry

turns its eyes to China ahead of the maiden flight of the

Chinese-built C919 jet.

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UPDATE 2-Canadian police investigate Facebook beating video in murder case

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 26 (Reuters) - Canadian police

said on Wednesday they were investigating whether a beating

captured on video, reported to have been distributed through

social networking site Facebook Inc, may be connected to

a young woman's murder.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. launches national security probe into aluminum imports

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce

Department launched an investigation on Wednesday to determine

whether a flood of aluminum imports from China and elsewhere was

compromising U.S. national security, a step that could lead to

broad import restrictions on the metal.

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BRIEF-Tenaris reports qtrly earnings per share $0.17

* Estimate that global demand for octg products in 2017 will

increase in range of 35-40% with respect to 2016

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PRECIOUS-Gold off 2-week lows on Trump tax reform doubts; BOJ, ECB awaited

April 27 (Reuters) - Gold on Thursday edged away from

two-week lows hit in the previous session on scepticism over

President Trump's proposed U.S. tax reform, with markets

awaiting central bank meetings in Europe and Japan.



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* Spot gold was down 0.1 percent at $1,266.80 per

ounce, as of 0115 GMT. Bullion prices edged away from a two-week

low of 1,259.90 hit in the previous session.

* U.S. gold futures climbed 0.3 percent to $1,267.70

an ounce.

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Shares in Takata suspended after reported bankruptcy filing plan

TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Japan's

Takata Corp was suspended on Thursday after a newspaper

report that the embattled auto parts maker was considering

filing for bankruptcy protection, selling all operations to a

newly created company.

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UPDATE 1-Mexico's Televisa sees 1st-qtr profit surge on forex gains

MEXICO CITY, April 26 (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Grupo

Televisa's first-quarter profit jumped on Wednesday, rising 125

percent compared with the same quarter last year, largely thanks

to currency fluctuations.

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Mexico broadcaster Televisa's 1st-qtr profit jumps 125 percent to $72 mln

MEXICO CITY, April 26 (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Grupo

Televisa on Wednesday reported a first-quarter

profit of 1.35 billion pesos ($72.1 million), up 125 percent

compared with the same period last year.

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Australia's Wesfarmers says Q3 supermarket sales up 1.2 pct

SYDNEY, April 27 (Reuters) - Australia's Wesfarmers Ltd

, owner of the country's No. 2 grocery chain, said third

quarter food and liquor sales rose 1.2 percent as a strategy of

cutting shelf prices to win customers was offset by higher

wholesale prices.

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BRIEF-Oil States International reports Q1 loss per share $0.35

* Offshore/manufactured products backlog at three months

ended March 31, 2017 $204.4 million versus $305.6 million

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BRIEF-LeMaitre Vascular Inc Q1 earnings per share $0.16

* LeMaitre Q1 2017 record sales $24.1 mm (+19%), net income

$3.2 mm (+49%)

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BRIEF-Capstar Financial Holdings reports Q1 earnings per share $0.03

* Capstar Financial Holdings Inc announces first quarter

2017 results

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BRIEF-FS Bancorp Inc reports Q1 earnings per share $0.85

* FS Bancorp Inc reports net income for the first quarter of

$2.6 million or $0.85 per diluted share and announces a 10%

increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.11 per share

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BRIEF-Retail Opportunity Investments reports Q1 FFO per share $0.28

* Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Reports strong 2017

first quarter results

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BRIEF-Traverse Energy reports private placement financing

* Traverse Energy - intends to complete non-brokered private

placement of up to of 5 million common shares and 2.4 million

warrants for gross proceeds of $2 million

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UPDATE 4-Trump orders review of national monuments to allow development

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump

has signed an executive order to allow national monument

designations to be rescinded or reduce the size of sites as the

administration pushes to open up more federal land to drilling,

mining and other development.

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UPDATE 2-Ex-Jefferies Group trader sentenced to two years for fraud

NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge in

Connecticut on Wednesday sentenced a former Jefferies Group bond

trader to serve two years in prison and pay a $2 million fine

after he was found guilty earlier this year of defrauding

customers on bond prices.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. top court grapples over making copycat biologics available sooner

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices

on Wednesday struggled over whether to speed up the time it

takes to bring to the market copycat versions of biologic drugs,

expensive medicines that can generate billions of dollars in

sales for drug makers.

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UPDATE 1-Cargill in consortium that may build Brazil railway -report

SAO PAULO, April 26 (Reuters) - Cargill Inc is part of a

group of grain trading companies analyzing whether to build

Brazil's Ferrogrão railway, which could require investments of

up to 15 billion reais ($4.8 billion), O Estado de S. Paulo

newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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CORRECTED-Trading startup Robinhood raises $110 million in new funding round

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - Commission-free trading

startup Robinhood has raised $110 million in a round led by

Russian billionaire Yuri Milner's investment group DST Global,

valuing the company at $1.3 billion.

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BRIEF-China Commercial Credit files for mixed shelf offering of up to $30 mln

* China Commercial Credit Inc files for mixed shelf offering

of up to $30 million - SEC filing

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Charter, AMC team up to produce original programming

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - Charter Communications Inc

will develop and produce original programming with AMC

Networks Inc, which is known for the show "The Walking

Dead," to differentiate its content offerings, the cable company

said on Wednesday.

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UPDATE 1-GE fixing bug in software after warning about power grid hacks

April 26 (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on

Wednesday it is fixing a bug in software used to control the

flow of electricity in a utility's power systems after

researchers found that hackers could shut down parts of an

electric grid.

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BRIEF-Transport Canada, EASA award steep approach certifications to Bombardier CS100 aircraft

* Transport Canada and EASA award steep approach

certifications to Bombardier CS100 aircraft

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BRIEF-W.W. Grainger increases quarterly dividend by 5 percent

* Increases quarterly cash dividend by 5 percent to $1.28

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MOVES-Oakley Capital says Ralf Schremper to join as a partner

April 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Oakley Capital Ltd

said Ralf Schremper would join as a partner, effective

August, to help build the firm's presence in Germany, Austria

and Switzerland.

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Don't write off Brazil despite two bad years -AB InBev CEO

BRUSSELS, April 26 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev

, the world's largest brewer, remains convinced about

the potential of the Brazilian consumer market despite declining

beer sales over the past two years and a particularly tough

2016.

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BRIEF-Western New England Bancorp quarterly earnings per share $0.17

* Western New England Bancorp, Inc reports results for

quarter ended March 31, 2017 and declares quarterly dividend

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UPDATE 2-Norfolk Southern reports higher first-quarter profit

April 26 (Reuters) - Norfolk Southern Corp, the No.

4 U.S. railroad, reported a higher first-quarter net profit on

Wednesday, as income from railway operations rose and as it

recorded a lower effective income tax rate.

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BRIEF-Bridge Bancorp reports Q1 earnings per share $0.47

* Says net interest income for 2017 Q1 increased $1.0

million over 2016 to $30.5 million

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BRIEF-Tesaro announces approval of Varuby by European Commission

* Tesaro announces approval of Varuby® (oral rolapitant

tablets) by European Commission

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Hess reports smaller quarterly loss on higher crude prices

April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Hess Corp

reported a smaller quarterly loss on Wednesday, helped by an

uptick in crude prices and lower operating costs.

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UPDATE 1-Rockwell Automation bumps up 2017 forecasts

April 26 (Reuters) - Factory automation systems maker

Rockwell Automation Inc raised its revenue and profit

forecasts for fiscal 2017, citing improving outlook for

industrial production growth.

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BRIEF-Nasdaq Inc Q1 GAAP earnings per share $0.99

* Q1 GAAP earnings per share $0.99; Q1 non-GAAP earnings per

share $1.10; Q1 net revenue $583 million, up 9 percent

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PRESS DIGEST- Canada - April 26

April 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from

selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these

stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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KKR to buy Hitachi Kokusai Electric for $2.3 bln

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm KKR said on

Wednesday it has agreed to buy Hitachi Ltd's electronic

equipment unit for 257 billion yen ($2.3 billion) with

investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc (JIP).

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UPDATE 1-UK not seeking divide and rule approach in Brexit talks -minister

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Britain will not seek to take a

divide and rule approach with the other 27 member states of the

European Union in upcoming Brexit negotiations, Brexit minister

David Davis said on Wednesday.

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BRIEF-Teck doubles dividend and announces dividend policy

* Teck Resources - initial eligible dividend of $0.10 per

share on its outstanding class A common shares and class B

subordinate voting shares

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UPDATE 1-Strong quarter sends broadcaster CME's shares to 3-1/2 year high

PRAGUE, April 26 (Reuters) - Central European Media

Enterprises' (CME) shares soared to a 3-1/2

year high on Wednesday after the broadcaster reported an

estimate-beating 29 percent rise in first-quarter core profit

powered by strengthening ad markets.

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Lloyds says ex-judge Linda Dobbs to review its handling of fraud case

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group

on Wednesday said it had appointed retired high court judge

Linda Dobbs to review its own handling of a fraud at the Reading

branch of its HBOS unit for which six people were jailed earlier

this year.

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UPDATE 1-LSE reports higher income, says exploring investments

April 26 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group

reported higher quarterly income as its clearing and FTSE

Russell index compiling businesses grew strongly, adding it was

exploring investments to drive growth after the collapse of its

proposed Deutsche Boerse merger.

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Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on April 26

ZURICH, April 26 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI

was seen opening 0.12 percent higher at 8,786 points on

Wednesday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius

Baer.

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UPDATE 1-Daimler lifts forecasts as Mercedes' sales gain traction

* Daimler shares indicated 1.7 pct higher

(Adds pre-market shares, Q1 details,)

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BRIEF-Syngenta announces changes to board amid ChemChina takeover

* Says four of syngenta’s existing board members will become

independent directors with effect from the change of control

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MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - April 26

DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may

affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not

verified the press reports and does not vouch for their

accuracy.

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McDonald's drops plan to sell shares in Japan unit

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has put

on hold plans to sell shares in its Japan unit, which recently

returned to profit for the first time in three years after a

series of food scandals shook consumer confidence in the chain.

The fast food giant has "made the decision to not proceed

with the transaction at this time," Chief Finance Officer Kevin

M. Ozan told investors on a conference call on Tuesday.

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S.Korea court says Uber violated transport law, latest setback for US firm

SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on

Wednesday ruled that the ride-hailing group Uber Technologies

Inc illegally used private vehicles for commercial

purposes, in the latest legal setback for the U.S. firm in

Asia's fourth biggest economy.

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BRIEF-MediciNova says exploratory interim clinical outcomes data from clinical trial of MN-166 in ALS

* Says it announced exploratory interim clinical outcomes

data from clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in ALS presented

at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 69th Annual Meeting

in Boston

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U.S. commerce secretary eyes more trade moves -WSJ

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The Trump administration

may undertake trade actions to protect the U.S. semiconductor,

shipbuilding and aluminum industries, citing national security

concerns, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told the Wall Street

Journal in an interview on Tuesday.

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METALS-London copper buoyed as dollar drops

SYDNEY, April 26 (Reuters) - London copper held near its

highest in a week on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar lost ground

against the euro in the wake of the French election, making

commodities more affordable for buyers paying with other

currencies.



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* LME COPPER: London Metal Exchange copper edged up

by 0.2 percent to $5,717 a tonne by 0128 GMT, adding to a 0.9

percent gain from the previous session. LME copper prices on

Tuesday hit a one week top at $5,722 a tonne,

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BRIEF-Siteone Landscape Supply prices secondary public offering of common stock

* Says secondary public offering of 10.0 million common

shares priced at $47.50 per share

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Trump administration to review dozens of U.S. national monuments

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump

on Wednesday will order a review of national monuments created

over the past 20 years with an aim toward rescinding or resizing

some of them - part of a broader push to reopen areas to

drilling, mining and other development.

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BRIEF-Canada PM tells Trump he will defend softwood lumber industry - statement

Canadian PM talks to President Trump, "refuted the baseless

allegations" of u.s. Commerce department on lumber - statement

from Trudeau's office

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BRIEF-Canadian Equipment Rentals reports qtrly loss per share $0.08

* Qtrly revenue $3.4 million versus $2.4 million last year

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BRIEF-Courtenay Wolfe, Harrington Global Opportunities Fund says urge Eco Oro to call shareholders meeting

April 25 (Reuters) - Courtenay Wolfe and Harrington Global

Opportunities Fund Ltd:

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UPDATE 1-Mexico America Movil profit surges on forex gains

MEXICO CITY, April 25 (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos

Slim's telecoms company America Movil posted a

sevenfold increase in first-quarter net profit on Tuesday on the

back of foreign exchange gains as the peso appreciated against

the dollar and euro.

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BRIEF-FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.23

* FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC ANNOUNCES 2017 FIRST QUARTER

RESULTS

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BRIEF-UNIVERSAL VENTURES ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE MCLOUD CORP.

* UNIVERSAL VENTURES ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT TO

ACQUIRE MCLOUD CORP.

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BRIEF-Costco Wholesale says special cash dividend of $7 per share

* Costco Wholesale Corporation reports special cash dividend

of $7.00 per share and increase in quarterly cash dividend

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BRIEF-Arlington Asset Investment Q1 non-GAAP core operating earnings per share $0.60

* Arlington Asset Investment Corp. reports first quarter

2017 financial results

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

April 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:

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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Nasdaq breaches 6,000 as earnings power Wall St higher

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq Composite stock

index hit a record high on Tuesday, while the Dow and S&P 500

brushed against recent peaks as strong earnings underscored the

health of Corporate America.

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'Star Wars: Episode IX' gets May 2019 release date: Disney

April 25 (Reuters) - The final film in the new "Star Wars"

trilogy, "Star Wars: Episode IX," will be released in May 2019,

movie studio Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. Supreme Court may limit where companies can be sued

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on

Tuesday appeared poised to clamp down on where corporations can

be sued, a potential setback for plaintiffs' lawyers who strive

to bring cases in courts and locales they consider friendly.

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Alibaba's Ma champions U.N. e-commerce drive for development

GENEVA, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack

Ma said on Tuesday the Internet should be a utility available to

the whole world, putting his weight behind a U.N. call for

e-commerce to boost developing economies and help fight poverty.

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JetBlue delays some jet deliveries, swaps Airbus models

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp

said it is postponing delivery of 13 aircraft scheduled for 2019

and 2020, and has swapped its 2018 Airbus order of A321neos to

11 A321ceos, which have an earlier engine design.

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UPDATE 3-Verizon's bid challenges AT&T's offer for Straight Path-source

* Straight Path shares up 6.4 pct at $118, above the bid

price

(Adds that new bidder for Straight Path is Verizon)

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US STOCKS-Nasdaq tops 6,000, Dow surges as earnings impress

* Indexes up: Dow 1.14 pct, S&P 0.55 pct, Nasdaq 0.67 pct

(Updates to early afternoon)

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BRIEF-Chemchina reconfirms timeline for public offers for Syngenta shares

* Chemchina reconfirms timeline for public offers for

Syngenta shares and ADS's

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UPDATE 2-Wells Fargo shareholders disrupt meeting as fate of board members awaited

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., April 25 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo &

Co's annual meeting was repeatedly interrupted on

Tuesday by angry shareholders seeking answers about the bank's

sales practices scandal ahead of a vote that could oust the

majority of its board.

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UPDATE 1-Valero CEO expects Q2 biofuel costs to be 'a significant headwind'

HOUSTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp

Chairman and Chief Executive Joe Gorder said he expects costs

for renewable fuel credits to drag on the company's returns in

the second quarter of 2017.

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Citigroup shareholder meeting briefly interrupted by protesters

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The Citigroup Inc

annual shareholder meeting was briefing interrupted by

protesters beating a drum and calling for divestitures from

resource extraction businesses.

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UPDATE 2-Nestle to cut almost 300 UK jobs, move some production to Poland

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Nestle plans to cut

almost 300 jobs in Britain as it simplifies its operations and

moves production of Blue Riband biscuits to Poland, becoming the

latest food and drink maker to reduce its UK operations as the

country prepares to leave the European Union.

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UPDATE 2-Teck Resources profit misses estimates as costs rise, shares slip

TORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - Teck Resources Ltd

, North America's largest producer of steelmaking coal,

reported earnings and revenue that lagged expectations on

weakness at its zinc unit, sending its U.S.-listed shares down

about 6 percent.

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BRIEF-Engaged Capital says initiates litigation to restore record date for annual meeting previously announced by Rent-A-Center

* Engaged Capital LLC says initiates litigation in Delaware

to restore record date for annual meeting previously announced

by Rent-A-Center

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UPDATE 1-Freeport hit by Indonesia export ban, permit talks to start

TORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc,

the world's biggest publicly listed copper miner, reported

first-quarter results on Tuesday that reflected a months-long

Indonesian export ban at its massive Grasberg mine, which

clipped sales.

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McDonald's U.S. comparable sales rise 1.7 pct

April 25 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp reported a

better-than-expected increase in quarterly sales at established

U.S. restaurants, boosted by the expansion of all-day breakfast,

and Big Mac and beverage value promotions.

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UPDATE 1-Valero's results beat on strong demand for refined products

April 25 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp reported

better-than-expected results as sales in its refining business

shot up 40 percent, helped by robust gasoline demand and

declining refined product inventories in the United States.

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BRIEF-Wipro expects more than 50 pct of employees in U.S. to be local in Q1FY18

* Says in Q1FY18, expect to have more than 50 percent of

employees in U.S. to be local

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UPDATE 1-Israel Chemicals in talks to sell stake in desalination firm IDE

JERUSALEM, April 25 (Reuters) - Israel Chemicals

said on Tuesday it is in talks to sell its 50 percent stake in

water desalination firm IDE Technologies in a deal which Israeli

media reported could fetch about $180 million.

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BRIEF-Prescient closes $40 mln in Series D capital raise

* Prescient closes $40 million in Series D capital raise

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BRIEF-Ennis Q4 earnings per share $0.28

* Ennis Inc reports results for the year and quarter ended

February 28, 2017 and sets record date for annual shareholder

meeting

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BRIEF-Teck says qtrly profit attributable to shareholders $0.99

* Expecting coal sales in Q2 of 2017 to be at least 6.8

million tonnes

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Boeing near decision to launch 737-10 jet -sources

PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - Boeing is nearing a

decision to launch a larger version of its 737 passenger jet to

counter strong sales of the Airbus A321neo, after a

breakthrough on the design for one of its parts, industry

sources said.

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UPDATE 1-Amec Foster's full-year pretax loss doubles to 542 mln stg

April 25 (Reuters) - British oil and gas services company

Amec Foster Wheeler Plc, which is being bought by John

Wood Group Plc, said its full-year losses more than

doubled as oil companies continued to delay or cancel service

contracts.

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BRIEF-Sibanye Gold investors back Stillwater Mining deal at general meeting

* Resolutions for approval, implementation of acquisition of

Stillwater Mining passed by requisite majority of votes at

meeting at 09:00, April 25

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Government costs could rise $2.3 bln without Obamacare payments -study

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. government's costs

could increase by $2.3 billion in 2018 if Congress and President

Donald Trump decide not to fund Obamacare-related payments to

health insurers, according to a study released Tuesday by the

Kaiser Family Foundation.

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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 25

April 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is

seen opening up 18 points on Tuesday, according to financial

bookmakers, with futures up 0.2 percent ahead of the

cash market open.

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Monday, April 24, 2017

BRIEF-Servier,CTI Biopharma expand Pixuvri license and collaboration agreement

* Servier and CTI Biopharma expand license and collaboration

agreement to develop and commercialize Pixuvri

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Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on April 25

ZURICH, April 25 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI

was seen opening little changed at 8,710 points on Tuesday,

according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer

.

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