UPDATE 2-Activist AREX Capital wins one seat in proxy fight at Enhabit Changes sourcing in lead, adds new details throughout By Svea Herbst-Bayliss July 25 (Reuters) - Enhabit EHAB.N investors elected one of AREX Capital Management's director nominees after the activist investor called on them to replace seven of the home health and hospice provider's directors to help improve financial performance.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Ascential Plc, Oxford Instruments, Reckitt Benckiser July 25 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Ascential Plc, Oxford Instruments and Reckitt Benckiser, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Ascential Plc ASCL.L : HSBC raises target price to 568p from 370p * Oxford Instruments OXIG.L : HSBC raises target price to 2850p from 2500p * Reckitt Benckiser RKT.L : HSBC cuts target price to 4800p from 4900p * RS Gr

Deutsche Boerse raises 2024 guidance after Q2 profit beat FRANKFURT, July 24 (Reuters) - German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse DB1Gn.DE on Wednesday posted a 13% rise in second-quarter net profit, better than analysts had expected, and raised its full-year guidance. Net profit attributable to shareholders was 498.6 million euros ($541.08 million), up from 443.2 million euros a year earlier, the company said.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Unilever July 23 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Unilever, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Anglo American Plc AAL.L : HSBC cuts target price to 2,300p from 2,450p * Antofagasta Plc ANTO.L : HSBC raises target price to 1,400p from 1,100p * Belimo Holding AG BEAN.S : Jefferies raises target price to CHF 598 from CHF 498 * Rio Tinto RIO.L : HSBC

UPDATE 4-CSG sweetens bid for Vista Outdoor's ammunition unit to $2.15 bln Adds Vista Outdoor's statement in paragraphs 4-5 July 22 (Reuters) - Vista Outdoor VSTO.N said on Monday Czechoslovak Group had raised the base purchase price for its ammunition business, Kinetic Group, by $50 million to $2.15 billion. Vista had rejected investment firm MNC Capital's final buyout offer of $3.2 billion, or $42 per share, for the entire company earlier this month, saying the bid undervalued Revelyst — its

DIARY-Germany corporate earnings week ahead July 19 (Reuters) - Diary of Germany (.GDAXI) corporate earnings for the week ahead GERMANY EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 22-Jul-2024 20:05 SAPG.DE SAP SE Q2 2024 SAP SE Earnings Release 24-Jul-2024 AMC DB1Gn.DE Deutsche Boerse AG Q2 2024 Deutsche Boerse AG Earnings Release 24-Jul-2024 NTS DBKGn.DE Deutsche Bank AG Q2 2024 Deutsche Bank AG Earnings Release 24-Jul-2024 NTS P911_p.DE Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Half Year 202

Traders from London to Singapore struggle as cyber outage disrupts business LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Traders in oil, gas, power, stocks, currencies and bonds from London to Singapore struggled to operate on Friday as a global cyber outage hampered operations, companies, banks and trading sources said. LSEG Group LSEG.L , which runs the London Stock Exchange, said its Workspace news and data platform suffered an outage that affected users worldwide due to a "third-party global technical issue"

Germany's Deutsche Boerse: Xetra trading starting normally FRANKFURT, July 19 (Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Boerse DB1Gn.DE said its Xetra trading began normally on Friday morning. The confirmation comes amid reports of technical outages affecting some companies around the globe. Reporting by Tom Sims, editing by Thomas Seythal

Glass Lewis recommends Vista Outdoor shareholders to vote in favor of deal with CSG By Granth Vanaik July 18 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended Vista Outdoor VSTO.N shareholders to vote in favor of the proposed merger of the company's ammunition unit with Czechoslovak Group (CSG), in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday. Glass Lewis, which previously recommended stockholders to abstain from voting for the deal with Prague-based defense firm CSG on July 23 , wrote that th

Proxy advisor Glass Lewis advises Enhabit investors to elect three AREX nominees By Svea Herbst-Bayliss July 18 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Thursday Enhabit EHAB.N shareholders should elect three AREX Capital Management director candidates to the nine-member board. It advised choosing AREX nominees Maxine Hochhauser, Mark Ohlendorf and Gregory Sheff, according to its report seen by Reuters.

SOFTS-Robusta coffee futures ease, cocoa rises Updates with closing prices, new dateline, previous LONDON NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures on ICE eased on Monday, slipping back from last week's record high, while cocoa prices settled higher. COFFEE * September robusta coffee LRCc2 settled down 0.7% at $4,583 a metric ton. The market set a record high of $4,681 last week.

ISS recommends Masimo investors elect activist Politan candidates to board NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday recommended that Masimo shareholders elect both director candidates proposed by activist investment firm Politan, arguing change is needed at the medical device maker. ISS, the proxy advisory firm whose recommendations often influence how investors decide on proposed mergers and who serves on boards, wrote that change is necessary even after Polita

SOFTS-Robusta coffee futures ease, cocoa also lower Adds background, updates prices LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures on ICE eased on Monday, slipping back from last week's record high, while cocoa prices also fell. COFFEE * September robusta coffee LRCc2 fell 0.8 % to $4, 579 a metric ton by 1352 GMT. The market set a record high of $4,681 last week.

SOFTS-Robusta coffee edges higher as supplies remain tight LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures on ICE rose on Monday, edging towards last week's record high as a drop in shipments from top robusta producer Vietnam keeps supplies tight. COFFEE * September robusta coffee LRCc2 rose 0.3% to $4,631 a metric ton by 1056 GMT. The market set a record high of $4,681 last week.

Glass Lewis recommends Masimo investors elect Politan candidates to board NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis recommends that Masimo shareholders elect activist investor Politan's two proposed candidates to the medical device maker's five-member board, according to a report reviewed by Reuters. "We believe investors should endorse the election of (William) Jellison and (Darlene) Solomon at this time," the report said, arguing the current board is to blame for failures a

UPDATE 3-ISS suggests Enhabit shareholders elect three AREX Capital nominees to board Adds quote from report in paragraph 7, updates share price in paragraph 9, adds quote from company in paragraph 11 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss July 11 (Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said on Thursday Enhabit EHAB.N shareholders should elect three AREX Capital Management director candidates to the nine-member board, saying the company needs more expertise in home health, hospice and public compan

DIARY-Nordic corporate earnings week ahead July 12 (Reuters) - Diary of Nordic (OMXS30-SK, OBX-OS, OMXHPI-HE, OMXC20) corporate earnings for the week ahead NORDIC EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 15-Jul-2024 NTS ORK.OL Orkla ASA Q2 2024 Orkla ASA Earnings Release 17-Jul-2024 05:00 NEL.OL Nel ASA Q2 2024 Nel ASA Earnings Release 18-Jul-2024 NTS TEL.OL Telenor ASA Q2 2024 Telenor ASA Earnings Release 18-Jul-2024 NTS PGS.OL^G24 5088687729 PGS ASA Tgs Newco AS Q2 2024

ISS suggest Enhabit shareholders elect three AREX Capital nominees to board By Svea Herbst-Bayliss July 11 (Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Thursday said Enhabit EHAB.N shareholders should elect three AREX Capital Management director candidates to the nine member board, arguing the company needs more expertise in home health, hospice and public company financial reporting.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Vivendi, Axel Springer, Chevron Corp, Martin Midstream Partners and Five9 July 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1950 GMT on Thursday: * * Vivendi VIV.PA is exploring a spin-off and potential London listing for its Canal+ TV unit, Bloomberg reported, sending the French media conglomerate's shares sharply higher in late afternoon trading.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Bain Capital, Vista Outdoor, Martin Midstream Partners, Grab July 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Thursday: ** Private equity firm Bain Capital will buy Envestnet ENV.N in a $4.5 billion deal, with backing from a cohort of investors, including BlackRock BLK.N and Fidelity Investments, the financial software vendor said.