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EU antitrust regulators are looking for feedback on whether the European Energy Exchange (EEX). may broaden its market power by bundling items when it purchases. Nasdaq's European power trading and cleaning business, an individual. with direct understanding of the matter said on Wednesday. The European Commission, which is taking a look at the deal, sent out a. survey to the business' rivals and consumers this month,. asking for replies early today, the person stated. EEX is. Europe's leading electrical energy and gas exchange, serving. 800 individuals. One devoted section in the questionnaire has to do with. conglomerate results, the person...

Nordic forward power rates struck an over threemonth high up on Wednesday on drier weather forecasts in the hydropowerdependent area, while strong European power markets contributed to the positive mood. * The Nordic front-quarter contract was up 1.05 euros to 45.05 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) since 10:25 GMT, having earlier climbed to 45.25 euros, its highest level considering that Feb. 6. * The Nordic front-year contracts gained 0.3 euro to 48.5 euros/MWh, having actually struck a 4-1/2- month peak of 49 euros previously in the day. * European wholesale spot power costs climbed on Wednesday, prompted by a substantial drop...

Following are the top stories on the service pages of British newspapers. has actually not verified these stories and does not attest their precision. The Times - British online used-car seller Cazoo Group will designate administrators from advisory firm Teneo for the practicality of its service, the business stated in a regulative filing on Tuesday. - Tom Hayes, the very first trader jailed worldwide for interest rate rigging, was on Tuesday refused consent to appeal against his conviction at the UK's Supreme Court, however was nonetheless provided a prospective path to clear his name. The Guardian - AstraZeneca intends to...

The following quotes, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday: ** CyberArk stated it will acquire cybersecurity company Venafi from private equity company Thoma Bravo in an offer valued at around $1.54 billion. ** Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has acquired an 11.7% stake in NextDecade's Rio Grande liquefied natural gas export center in Texas and entered a supply contract, marking the UAE energy giant's first big financial investment in the United States. ** Regional lending institution SouthState Corp will purchase smaller competing Independent Bank Group for about $2. billion, the companies said. ** Star...

Kremlin has actually been taking properties of some Western companies in Russia through decrees signed by President Vladimir Putin and court orders connected to lawsuits over halted projects or obstructed funds amidst Western sanctions. Below is a list of the business impacted up until now. AGROTERRA Russia seized business belonging to farming group AgroTerra and put them under temporary management in April, including some backed by Dutch financial investment companies, a decree signed by Putin showed. AMEDIA Putin signed a decree moving Amedia's previous possessions to state management in September, after the Norwegian publisher left complete control of its Russian...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has actually urged the European Union to lower prices as soon as possible, which he identified a crucial political challenge ahead of European parliamentary elections. Anger at falling living standards is shared by countless Europeans and is expected to damage assistance for mainstream parties in the June 6-9 elect the 720 lawmakers of the EU assembly. In a May 18 letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the Greek conservative leader stated that inflation had actually highlighted issues in the performance of the markets which led to disparities in rates of essential items...

Brazilian energy business 3R Petroleum and Enauta have reached an arrangement to combine in an allstock offer, they stated on Friday, establishing what they describe as a firm with large development potential in the coming years. The companies had been in talks because Enauta last month presented an offer to combine with 3R, halting 3R's talks for a. tie-up with competing PetroReconcavo. Smaller sized Brazilian oil companies are looking for. chances to combine following years of development driven by. purchases of properties previously owned by state-run oil giant. Petrobras. Enauta has said that integrating with 3R would produce one of....

Biofuel companies are putting more than $1 billion into structure China's first plants to turn waste cooking oil into air travel fuel for export and meet domestic demand, when Beijing mandates the fuel's use on aircrafts to cut emissions. Here are details of the investors. Capability figures describe feedstock volumes, with SAF yield estimated at 50% to 60%. Junheng Industry Group Biotechnology Co Ltd It started producing first SAF last December at a 400,000 tpy plant in the central city of Puyang at an expense of 1.3 billion yuan ($ 180 million), ending up being the 2nd SAF maker to...

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 21:00 GMT on Wednesday: ** U.S. financial investment firm KKR will likely offer remedies next week in an effort to secure EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM). fixed-line gain access to network, a person acquainted with the matter stated. ** U.S.-based grain trader and processor The Andersons stated it has. been challenging to discover the ideal asset for a potential acquisition as part of. its strategy to grow ethanol production. ** British oilfield services and engineering company John Wood Group. stated it had declined a raised buyout proposition...

Shares of Finland's Neste fell 14% on Wednesday after the refiner warned that its comparable sales margin for eco-friendly items will be weaker this year than formerly projection. The biofuels manufacturer and oil refiner stated in a statement late on Tuesday it now sees the margin at $480--$ 650 per lot, below a previous guidance of $600--$ 800 per load. The rest of the assistance for the Renewable Products unit as well as the assistance for its Oil Products department stayed unchanged. Renewable Products' sales price outlook is impacted by a decrease in the diesel market value and a continued...

Following are the top stories on the company pages of British newspapers. has actually not validated these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - Anglo American is considering a stock exchange flotation of De Beers under plans to separate the miner's. sprawling operations and see off a 34 billion pound ($ 42.83. billion) takeover method by BHP. - Revolution, one of Britain's most significant bar. operators, said the very first phase of the formal sales procedure and. M&A process has actually not led to any proposals connecting to the. acquisition of the company. The Guardian -...

Nordic forward power costs increased on Tuesday, assisted by projections for lower water reserves in the hydropower reliant region and an uptick in the neighbouring power markets. * The Nordic front-quarter contract was up 2.30 euros to 38.80 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) since 11:05 GMT. * The Nordic front-year contracts got 0.87 euro to 45.95 euros/MWh. * Elsewhere in the neighbouring power markets in Europe, area power prices got in wholesale market trading on Tuesday, as need rose in the middle of industry consumption gathering rate in the working week, which overrode the effect of some sustainable supply gains. *...

2 business said on Wednesday they are seeking offshore seabed acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf where they intend to check out for minerals, in what could be the start of a controversial new mining market. The procedure puts Norway on track to become the very first country to start commercial production from its continental rack of metals helpful in the shift from oil and gas, such as copper, cobalt and zinc, in addition to unusual earth aspects (REE). Elections for acreage sent by a May 21 due date will form the basis for revealing the country's first seabed mineral...

The European Commission will launch calls within days for projects to improve EU supply of vital minerals and hopes soon to start joint EU purchases along the lines of its existing plan for gas, a senior commissioner said on Wednesday. The EU Critical Raw Materials Act is created to guarantee a. supply of lithium, copper and other minerals essential for the. EU's green and digital shifts, to make it possible for the bloc to. produce its own electrical automobiles or wind turbines and to decrease. dependence on China. It enters force on May 23. Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic stated the...

The Baltic Exchange's primary sea freight index that tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities slipped to a more than oneweek low on Tuesday, pressed by weaker demand throughout all vessel sectors. * The total index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, dipped 73 points, or 3.53%, to 1,993, its lowest level considering that May 3. * The capesize index slipped 177 points, or 5.69%,. to 2,931. * Average daily earnings for capesize vessels,. which normally transfer 150,000-ton freights of iron ore and. coal, to name a few, decreased $1,462 to $24,311. * The...

Boliden will restart production at its Tara zinc mine in Ireland in the 3rd quarter after being closed for almost one year, the Swedish mining group said on Friday. Tara will gradually increase production to reach full capacity from January 2025, Boliden said. The mine was suspended considering that last June after costs of the galvanizing metal hit a three-year low. It is Europe's largest zinc mine and produced more than 300,000 metric lots of zinc focuses a year. Tara's. suspension, together with disruptions at significant Australian mines. had actually triggered a tighter supply of zinc focuses. A contract has...

The Baltic Exchange's primary sea freight index, tracking rates for ships bring dry bulk commodities, was mostly the same on Tuesday as gains in capesize countered weakness in smaller vessel sections. * The general index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, edged greater to 1,685. * The capesize index gained 20 points, or about 1%,. to 2,100. * Average everyday revenues for capesize vessels,. which usually transfers 150,000-ton cargoes of iron ore and. coal, to name a few, increased $162 to $17,415. * Iron ore and steel futures fell amidst risk-off sentiment. ahead of a...

In charge of Spanish steelmaker Acerinox says the European Union ought to do more to curb steel imports from Asia, which are harming a few of the EU's. mills as need and rates deteriorate. China raised steel production by 13% in 2023 while the rest. of the world decreased it due to weaker demand. Indonesia and. China have currently exceeded 70% of the world's steel production. share, Acerinox CEO Bernardo Velazquez informed . With domestic demand not recovering as much as expected,. China's exports of steel items increased by 25% in March. year-on-year to 9.89 million metric lots, the highest...

Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 stock index scored its 3rd successive record high on Thursday, led by miner Anglo American on a buyout deal from BHP Group, while investors cheered incomes from several bluechip companies including Unilever, AstraZeneca and Barclays. The blue-chip FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.5%,. after striking a fresh all-time high of 8,105.59 points earlier. in the day. Anglo American rose 16.1% to an more than 10-month. high after BHP made an offer to purchase the London-listed. miner, valuing its share capital at $38.8 billion. The offer would create the world's biggest copper miner with. around 10%...

Norway's Hydro, one of the world's biggest aluminium manufacturers, said on Wednesday it believed markets would enhance later on this year after the group's. core earnings fell more than expected in the very first quarter, hit. by weak need and margins. Changed profits before interest, tax, depreciation and. amortisation (EBITDA) fell 28% year-on-year to 5.41 billion. crowns ($ 497.8 million), lagging experts' average projection of. 5.54 billion crowns in a company-compiled survey. Primary aluminium volumes outside China fell 2% year-on-year. in January-March, hit by muted need from property and. commercial building, especially in Europe, which also saw a. decrease in...

The principles consultant to Norway's $1.6. trillion sovereignwealth fund is evaluating whether to recommend. the financier to divest its multibillion dollar stake in mining. huge Rio Tinto for ecological concerns, the Wall. Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing individuals familiar. with the matter. The council on principles has actually told Rio Tinto in current months. that it is evaluating the business for ecological damage from. its operations in the Brazilian Amazon, the report stated, mentioning. a letter seen by WSJ. The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, which owns 1.5%. of the international listed shares throughout 8,800 business checks out. financial...

LKAB, a state-owned Swedish mining company, announced in a Wednesday statement that it will reduce its iron ore production due to derailments along a railroad linking Sweden and Norway as well as reduced transport capacity. LKAB announced that it would reduce production by 1 million tonnes annually and may take other measures including laying off employees. Stockpiles of iron ore accumulated after two derailments on the Malmbanan Railway, used by LKAB to transport ore from Norway to Narvik. The mining company reported that derailments in the winter caused traffic to be stopped for 76 consecutive days, resulting in a daily...

By Tuesday, 2000 GMT, the following mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions had been reported: * MP Materials announced that Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s mining company has acquired a 5,3% stake in its company, adding to the rare earth investments she already holds. People with direct knowledge said that British Airways' owner IAG will receive an EU antitrust alert about its bid to take full control of Air Europa, after the remedies it has taken failed to satisfy EU antitrust concerns. The two companies have announced that the promoters of IndusInd Bank, a private lender, will purchase a 60% stake of the...

Companies are responding to disturbances to shipping on the shortest path between Europe and Asia. Attacks in the Red Sea region by Houthi militants in Yemen have actually triggered a number of shipping business to reroute vessels. Below are details on how business in different sectors are reacting: VEHICLES ** GEELY: China's second-largest car manufacturer by sales, stated on Dec. 22 its electric automobile (EV) sales would likely be impacted by a hold-up in shipments. ** MICHELIN: the French tire maker said on Feb. 12 logistics problems connected to the Red Sea crisis weighed on its completed product flows, generally...