MADRID, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Private equity investor Blackstone aims to list shares of Spanish gambling company Cirsa in mid-April in an initial public offering, newspaper Expansion reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed market sources. The operation would involve a placement of between 700 million euros and 1 billion euros ($733 million-$1.05 billion), combining both new and existing shares, before the...

BENGALURU (Reuters) - After striking an $8.5-billion media merger with Walt Disney ( DIS ), Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is targeting small businesses and promoting unconventional neuroscience studies to boost its revenues from the IPL, the world's most valuable cricket league. The pricey broadcast rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other cricketing events which cost Disney ( DIS...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices rose for a second day on Tuesday as fresh U.S. sanctions imposed on Middle Eastern producer Iran increased concerns supply might tighten and as global refining margins remained strong. Brent crude futures rose 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $74.93 a barrel by 0724 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 23 cents, or 0.3%, to...

TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings ( ALNPF ) said on Tuesday it would spend about 2.1 trillion yen ($14 billion) to purchase at least 77 aircraft to replenish its fleet. ANA plans to acquire 30 aircraft from Boeing ( BA ), 27 from Airbus aircraft and 20 from, it said in a news release. The planes are...