MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Mexican mining and transport conglomerate Grupo Mexico said in a press release on Tuesday that its offer to buy 100% of Banamex includes plans to retain 60% of the investment and sell the remaining 40% to Mexican private investors and pension funds. The company said it already has agreements for the 40% portion it...

12:05 PM EDT, 10/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Citigroup ( C ) and Wells Fargo's ( WFC ) response in the last paragraph) Top US banks are calling on President Donald Trump for lead roles in the planned initial public offering of mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Chief executive officers...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Eli Lilly ( LLY ) . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this...

12:07 PM EDT, 10/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- STAAR Surgical ( STAA ) is facing opposition from shareholder Defender Capital over its proposed $28 per share acquisition by Alcon ( ALC ) , which the investor says undervalues the ophthalmic device maker. Defender said Tuesday that STAAR's board had rejected a $58 per share cash offer from Alcon ( ALC )...