06:10 AM EST, 12/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- EUR/USD enjoyed a modest bounce on Thursday after bond markets concluded that they had priced enough of a risk premium into French markets, said ING. The OAT-BUND sovereign spread narrowed back to levels seen a couple of weeks ago, wrote the bank in a note. In reality, French risk hadn't heavily hit the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator. Jared Isaacman, the CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments ( FOUR ), has made landmark visits...

Dec 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Friday: ** Hong Kong-listed JD Logistics ( JDLGF ) will acquire the 36.43% stake it does not already own in Kuayue-Express Group for not more than 6.48 billion yuan ($892 million), the company said. ** Britain's Guardian Media Group (GMG) and its owner...

LONDON (Reuters) - European energy firm Varo Energy is in talks to acquire Preem's two Swedish refineries in a bet on growing demand for low-carbon biofuels, four industry sources told Reuters. Varo has been expanding fast in Europe's refining and fuel trading in recent years. The company is backed by private equity giant Carlyle Group ( CG ) and the...