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Mytilineos nears green energy deal in North America
Mytilineos is close to reaching an agreement on green energy in North America, Evangelos Mytilineos, chairman and CEO of Mytilineos Energy & Metals, told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday.
In an interview, Mytilineos said that the framework in North America is very attractive and noted that in Europe the system is more bureaucratic and things move more slowly.
Newcrest snaps up its Australian rival
Australian mining company Newcrest said yesterday it had agreed to a takeover by U.S. rival Newmont, creating a world-leading gold producer in a deal worth 28.8 billion Australian dollars ($19 billion).
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Macron vows to boost economy shaken by protests
Building factories to boost job creation and make France more independent - that's President Emmanuel Macron's ambition for the French economy.
It's a big challenge, as France reels from protracted protests, rising food and energy prices and other fallout from the Ukraine war.
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ATHEX: Late decline bumps index into the red
The last few minutes of the trading session at Athinon Avenue on Monday saw the main indexes swing from gains to losses - albeit marginal - primarily owing to the decline observed in foreign markets, especially at the opening of Wall Street. Traders appear to be waiting for local political developments as well as the outcome of the Turkish elections.
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MIG seals deal with Strix Holdings
The exchange agreement between Marfin Investment Group (MIG) and Strix Holdings was signed on Friday, whereby the former gives the latter Attica Group shares corresponding to 79.4% of the shipping company's share capital, against loans of 443.8 million euros of MIG held by Strix.
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ATHEX: Week adds 1% to main bourse index
Greek stocks closed their second consecutive week of growth on Friday, approaching the year's highs, though the session offered negligible gains to the main index and the rising stocks outnumbered the losers by the smallest of margins.
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Intracom Defense sells majority stake to IAI
Intracom Defense (IDE), a subsidiary of the Intracom Holdings group, signed a deal to sell 90.91% of its shares to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Athens on Tuesday, a statement by the Israeli company said.
The deal is valued at nearly 60 million euros and is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2023, pending the fulfilling of terms and the necessary approvals.
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ATHEX: Benchmark ascends to 9-week high
Bank stocks once again pulled the index of the Greek bourse higher on Tuesday, even though mid-caps and the majority of stocks suffered losses at the end of a session dominated by selective moves by traders. This sixth consecutive day of growth for the market's benchmark took the latter to its highest level since early March.
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Markets rise, but investors still wary of banks
Asian and European markets rose yesterday, tracking a rally on Wall Street fuelled by a strong rebound in U.S. regional banks and forecast-beating jobs data that eased fears over a recession in the world's top economy.
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Superhero fatigue? Not for the third 'Guardians' film
Despite talk of growing superhero fatigue among moviegoers, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" opened to a solid $114 million in ticket sales in North American theaters, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on May 7.