Facebook-owner Meta to open first physical store in metaverse bet

Meta Platforms Inc is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other gadgets as the company plots a course to take its highly touted metaverse mainstream.

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25-04-2022

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

The U.S. dollar struck a two-year high on Monday as a wave of risk aversion hit global markets, while the Chinese yuan was set for its biggest three-day losing streak in nearly four years on growing worries of an economic slowdown in China.

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25-04-2022

UnitedHealth to sell Change Healthcare's claims business for $2.2 billion

(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group has entered an agreement to sell Change Healthcare's claims editing business to private equity firm TPG Capital for $2.2 billion after the healthcare company completes its acquisition of Change.

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25-04-2022

Sodexo in talks with CVC on restaurant check business - Les Echos

PARIS (Reuters) -Sodexo has entered talks with buyout firm CVC on a deal about its restaurant check unit, French business daily Les Echos reported on Monday, citing sources close to the talks.

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25-04-2022

China property firms joined c. bank talks on ways to help sector, sources say

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -Several Chinese property developers attended talks with China's central bank last week to discuss the sale of distressed assets and other ways to support the real estate industry that has been battered by defaults, sources familiar with the matter said.

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25-04-2022

Sodexo in talks with CVC on restaurant check business

Sodexo has entered exclusive talks with buyout firm CVC on a deal about its restaurant check unit, French business daily Les Echos reported on Monday, citing sources close to the talks.

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25-04-2022

Credit Suisse investor rebellion over climate action grows ahead of annual meeting

A group of Credit Suisse investors pushing for faster climate action at the Swiss bank has more than doubled in size, raising pressure on its board ahead of its annual shareholder meeting on Friday.

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25-04-2022

Blackstone boosts property sector bets with $7.6 billion deal for PS Business Parks

(Reuters) -Blackstone Inc on Monday raised its bets on the property sector with a $7.6 billion deal to buy real estate investment trust (REIT) PS Business Parks.

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25-04-2022

Blackstone to buy REIT PS Business Parks in $7.6 billion deal

Blackstone Inc, the world's biggest alternative asset manager, has agreed to buy real estate investment trust PS Business Parks in a deal valued at $7.6 billion.

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25-04-2022