July 1 (Reuters) - BlackRock ( BLK ) could start offering indexes and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for private markets, the asset manager said on Monday, after it announced a deal to buy data provider Preqin for nearly $3.2 billion. The move underscores BlackRock's ( BLK ) push to become a major player in alternative assets, which are fast becoming a...

By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) - Airbus may end up owning some assets of Spirit AeroSystems ( SPR ) in Scotland and Malaysia if the transatlantic supplier is unable to find a buyer for them, a filing from the aerostructures company showed on Monday. The European planemaker has agreed to take over core activities at four of the supplier's plants in...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Goldman Sachs Gr. Looking at options history for Goldman Sachs Gr we detected 16 trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 56% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 37% with bearish. From the overall...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's incoming government will discard a core goal of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reduce imports of yellow corn and achieve self-sufficiency in production of the grain, according to the incoming agriculture minister. Julio Berdegue, named to President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum's cabinet, told Reuters Mexico will focus on maintaining self-sufficiency in white corn, which is...