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Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 2.02%

Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 2.02%

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Electronic Parts/Components, Computers & Peripherals and Semiconductor sectors led shares higher.At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 2.02%.The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ta Yih Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1521), which rose 10.00% or 2.60 points to trade at 28.60 at the ...

2025-04-28 19:54:23
Mediobanca hits back in Italy’s bank M&A war with $7 billion Banca Generali bid

Mediobanca hits back in Italy’s bank M&A war with $7 billion Banca Generali bid

By Valentina Za and Gianluca SemeraroMILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Mediobanca (OTC:MDIBY) struck back on Monday in its fight for independence with a 6.3 billion euro ($7.15 billion) offer for wealth manager Banca Generali (BIT:GASI) to be financed through its stake in insurer Generali.The stake that makes Mediobanca the biggest investor in Generali has long pitted the Milanese bank against two other ...

2025-04-28 19:53:22
Japan’s JERA may consider Alaska as LNG supply option, executive says

Japan’s JERA may consider Alaska as LNG supply option, executive says

By Yuka Obayashi and Katya GolubkovaTOKYO (Reuters) -JERA, Japan’s top power generator, may consider Alaska as a potential source of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, an executive said on Monday, as Japanese officials head to the U.S. this week for another round of tariff talks. Alaska LNG, a proposed $44 billion project consisting of a pipeline and an LNG plant, has been a key part of Preside ...

2025-04-28 19:52:25
Germany’s Merck to buy SpringWorks for $3.9 bln

Germany’s Merck to buy SpringWorks for $3.9 bln

Investing.com-- German biopharma firm Merck KGaA (ETR:MRCG) said on Monday it had entered a definitive agreement to buy U.S.-based peer SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SWTX) for an equity value of $3.9 billion, after it last week confirmed it was in late-stage talks over the deal.Merck said in a press release it will pay about $47 for each share in Springworks, representing a premium of rou ...

2025-04-28 19:51:25