April 16 (Reuters) - International Paper Co ( IP ): * INTERNATIONAL PAPER ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE DS SMITH * INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO ( IP ) - INTENTION TO RETAIN DS SMITH'S LONDON HEADQUARTERS AS IP'S NEW EMEA HEADQUARTERS * INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO ( IP ) - PRIMARY LISTING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND A SECONDARY LISTING ON LONDON...

(Reuters) -Lockheed Martin has won a $17 billion contract to develop the next generation of interceptors to defend the United States against an intercontinental ballistic missile attack, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said on Monday. The interceptor program is aimed at defeating current ballistic missile threats and future technological advances from countries such as North Korea and Iran. The win...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Banks are calling on the European Union to designate them a critically important strategic sector, warning that their competitiveness and the bloc's future are at stake, according to a report published on Tuesday. The pitch by the European Banking Federation (EBF) leads a list of 45 policy recommendations that the region's top banking lobby is making ahead...

April 16 (Reuters) - International Paper Co ( IP ): * INTERNATIONAL PAPER SMITH (DS) PLC - RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE COMBINATION * INTERNATIONAL PAPER SMITH (DS) PLC - RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE COMBINATION * INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO ( IP ) - REACHED AGREEMENT ON TERMS OF A RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE COMBINATION OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER WITH DS SMITH * INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO ( IP )...