(Reuters) - Australian casino operator Star Entertainment posted a 71% drop in annual profit on Thursday, hurt by tighter regulatory restrictions, higher operating expenses and weak consumer spending. The cash-strapped casino firm has been plagued with tighter regulatory controls, guest management, and governance compliance costs over the past two years following alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules....

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) will lay out a strategy on Thursday to turn around its business and restore profit margins to pre-pandemic levels as the U.S. carrier faces pressure from an activist investor to shake up its management. The pioneering low-cost airline once boasted a record 47 consecutive years of profit before the COVID-19 pandemic. But...

* Global M&A volume up 14% to $846.8 billion * U.S. M&A volume slides 8% from last year * Asia Pacific deal volume surges 54% * Mars' $36 billion takeover of Kellanova ( K ) biggest deal of Q3 * Private equity-led buyouts up 42% By Anirban Sen and Andres Gonzalez NEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Dealmakers are bracing...

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Pluxee NV: * PLUXEE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF COBEE ACQUISITION * RECEIVES SPANISH REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR COBEE ACQUISITION * TRANSACTION IS FULLY FUNDED FROM EXISTING FINANCIAL RESOURCES * TRANSACTION EXPECTED TO BE EBITDA NEUTRAL IN FISCAL 2025 * TRANSACTION WITH LIMITED IMPACT ON LEVERAGE * TRANSACTION EXPECTED TO BE EBITDA ACCRETIVE FROM FISCAL 2026 Source text for...