Oct 19 (Reuters) - Activist investor Jana Partners has built a stake in medical device maker Cooper Companies ( COO ) and plans to push for strategic alternatives, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Jana, one of the industry's most prominent corporate agitators, also plans to push Cooper to improve capital allocation that could boost returns, the...

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying massive tariffs if it did not do so. I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist investor Starboard Value, which built a 9% stake in Tripadvisor ( TRIP ) earlier this year, plans to discuss the need to make changes at the travel-review company at an industry conference on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Starboard, which is run by Jeff Smith, has been engaging with Tripadvisor (...

(Reuters) -Sany Heavy Industry is seeking to raise as much as HK$12.36 billion ($1.59 billion) through its Hong Kong listing, a filing showed on Monday, as the machinery maker taps into renewed investor appetite for Chinese listings in the city. The company is selling 580.4 million shares in a price range of HK$20.30 to HK$21.30 each, according to the filing. Reuters...