06:10 AM EST, 12/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with information on the deal valuation in the second and third paragraphs.) Meta Platforms' ( META ) deal to acquire AI startup Manus was valued at more than $2 billion, several news outlets reported Tuesday. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal is valued at $2.5 billion. The price included a...

06:15 AM EST, 12/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Flushing Financial's ( FFIC ) proposed merger with OceanFirst Financial ( OCFC ) faces inherent deal risk even in a favorable regulatory backdrop for approval, Raymond James said Wednesday. Late Monday, the companies said they have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal worth about $579 million. Raymond James downgraded its rating on...

(.) Dec 31 (Reuters) - The following bids, ‌mergers, acquisitions and ​disposals were ‍reported ⁠by ⁠1100 GMT ‌on Wednesday: ** ​Australia's Predictive Discovery ( PDIYF ) ⁠said ‍shareholders of ​Canada's Robex Resources ( RSRBF ) approved ‍a A$2.17 billion ($1.45 billion) ​merger, ‍paving the ​way to create a mid-tier gold producer ​in West Africa. (Reporting by ‍Parth Chandna) ...

NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts, according to data provided exclusively by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. The number of price increases for 2026 is up...