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(Reuters) -Dutch oil and chemical storage company Vopak's first-quarter earnings beat market expectations on Wednesday, boosted by growth projects and a good performance in the Americas.

A group led by KKR & Co made an unsolicited near-$15 billion bid for Ramsay Health Care Ltd on Wednesday, underlining buyout funds' current appetite for healthcare assets and pushing the Australian firm's shares up as much as 30%.

Dutch oil and chemical storage company Vopak's first-quarter earnings beat market expectations on Wednesday, boosted by growth projects and good performance in the Americas.

A hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve is eroding a key support for U.S. stocks, as real yields climb into positive territory for the first time in two years.

Credit Suisse Group expects a loss in reported first-quarter earnings after increasing legal provisions, the Swiss bank said on Wednesday.

Home owners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth of millions in a blow to already brittle consumer confidence in the world's second-largest economy.

(Reuters) -Australia's largest private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care Ltd said on Wednesday it received an unsolicited A$20.05 billion ($14.80 billion) indicative takeover offer from a consortium led by private equity giant KKR & Co, sending Ramsay's shares 30% higher.

The International Monetary Fund said discussions with Sri Lanka on a potential IMF loan program are at an early stage and any deal would require "adequate assurances" that the island country's debts can be put on a sustainable path.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China surprisingly kept its benchmark lending rates steady on Wednesday, with markets seeing the move as Beijing's cautious approach to rolling out more easing measures as the economy slows due to COVID-19 lockdowns.