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 ...
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 ...
Investing.com -- RBC Capital Markets has initiated coverage on multiple U.K.-listed defense and security technology companies, including Cohort (LON:CHRT), Chemring (LON:CHG), and Qinetiq Group (LON:QQ).Cohort was rated Outperform, supported by its record £650 million order book and strong exposure to naval defense systems, including the Royal Navy’s Ancilia System and submarine sonar contr ...
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy, IT and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high.The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:ILU), which rose 5.24% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.02 at the close. Meanwhil ...