News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
24 May 2017 - 11:15PM
Dow Jones News
CF Corp to Buy Fidelity & Guaranty Life
An acquisition company created by a former Blackstone Group
partner and Fidelity National Financial's chairman reached a deal
to buy life insurance provider Fidelity & Guaranty Life in an
all-cash deal worth about $1.84 billion.
Gillette Faces New Attack From an Old Razor Rival
Edgewell Personal Care Co., maker of Schick, the No. 2 U.S.
razor brand, is mounting a direct challenge to the Procter &
Gamble unit with an online subscription service that sells blades
that fit on a Gillette handle but cost less.
BMO Reports Slower-Than-Expected U.S. Business Activity
Bank of Montreal said loan and deposit growth in the U.S.
moderated in its latest quarter on slower-than-anticipated business
activity.
Ford CEO, Lieutenants Seek to Carve Out Strategy in Evolving Car Industry
The top agenda item for Ford CEO Jim Hackett is carving out a
clear strategy for the auto maker's role in an evolving car
business. For just about everything else, he can rely on Joe
Hinrichs and Jim Farley.
Videogame Software Startup Unity Is Valued at $2.8 Billion
Unity Technologies is putting the finishing touches on a $400
million funding round of financing that values the videogame
technology company at about $2.8 billion, according to people
familiar with the matter.
Glencore Makes Takeover Approach to Bunge
Glencore has made a takeover approach to grain trader Bunge, a
move that would make the Swiss mining giant a major player in the
U.S. agriculture market.
FCC Won't Take Action Against Stephen Colbert Over Trump Jokes
The FCC said Tuesday it has concluded there was "nothing
actionable" under the agency's rules concerning crude comments by
comedian Stephen Colbert a few weeks ago.
Brazil's Odebrecht Energy Unit Renegotiates $5 Billion in Debt
Troubled engineering conglomerate Odebrecht SA's oil and gas arm
said late Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with a group of
creditors to restructure its financial debt.
Investors' Faith in Michelin Looks Over-Inflated
The tire maker's stock is trading at peak multiples even as
higher rubber prices and a weakening car market threaten its
margins.
Why OPEC Wants to Extend Oil Cuts: Aramco's Coming IPO
Saudi Arabia is pushing the OPEC oil cartel and other big
producers to extend crude production cuts for another nine months
to give a boost to the coming IPO of Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 24, 2017 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)
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