LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - ING Groep met with Italy's Banca Popolare di Sondrio in recent weeks as it seeks to grow in Europe through takeovers, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The early stage discussions were not advanced and may not proceed to an offer by the Dutch bank, the person said. ING and Sondrio declined to...

Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings ( MARA ) is launching a fresh $2 billion stock offering to buy more bitcoin, continuing its plan of buying BTC in the open market through capital raise while sticking to its Hodl strategy. According to a Form 8-K and a new prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MARA entered into...

LONDON (Reuters) - ING Groep met with Italy's Banca Popolare di Sondrio in recent weeks as it seeks to grow in Europe through takeovers, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The early stage discussions were not advanced and may not proceed to an offer by the Dutch bank, the person said. ING and Sondrio declined to comment. A bid by ING...

March 29 (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommended investors cast advisory votes against the pay of top Goldman Sachs ( GS ) executives, citing the Wall Street bank's continued inability to align pay with performance and retention grants that Glass Lewis called excessive. In a report sent late on Friday, Glass Lewis noted the combined $160 million in retention...