FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday reported a marginal decline in its adjusted earnings in the first quarter, but beat analysts' forecasts on better-than-expected performance at its prescription drugs and agriculture divisions. The company's quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for one-off items, slipped to 4.41 billion euros ($4.76 billion), but came in above an average...

(Reuters) - What's happened to the army of retail traders who used to drive bitcoin's biggest rallies? U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase reported just $56 billion in consumer trading volumes in the first quarter of 2024, when bitcoin leapt to record heights close to $74,000. While that represents a fledgling recovery in retail interest - almost double the level in the...

MELBOURNE, May 14 (Reuters) - BHP Group ( BHP ) is likely to sweeten its $43 billion takeover offer for Anglo American for a second time and possibly add cash, investors in both companies said on Tuesday, after the London-headquartered target rejected a higher bid. Anglo said the improved all-share offer, up 10% from BHP's initial proposal, continued to significantly...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A consortium including Blackstone, Singapore state fund GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is in talks with India's Haldiram's for a majority stake in its snacks business at a valuation of up to $8.5 billion, two sources with direct knowledge said. Haldiram's, a household name in India, has more than 150 restaurants selling local food, sweets...