* Francine forecast to wallop Louisiana with 100 mph winds * Storm poised to become major test for US LNG export plants By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Francine began to rapidly intensify and was expected to produce a dangerous category 2 hurricane, forecasters said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil and gas producers...

06:41 AM EDT, 09/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Centamin ( CELTF ) on Tuesday said it received a US$2.5-billion buyout offer from AngloGold Ashanti. The two companies have agreed on the terms of the recommended acquisition. Centamin ( CELTF ) shareholders will receive 0.06983 new AngloGold Ashanti shares and US$0.125 in cash for each share. The terms value each Centamin (...

06:39 AM EDT, 09/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Regulators have agreed to cut an initial plan to increase capital requirements for the biggest US banks from 19% to 9%, Bloomberg News reported late Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency did not immediately respond to...

(Reuters) -UPS said on Tuesday it would acquire Germany-based healthcare logistics firm Frigo-Trans for an undisclosed amount to boost its healthcare cold-chain facilities in Europe. Frigo-Trans network includes temperature-controlled warehousing and freight forwarding capabilities, as well as a pan-European cold chain transportation solution, UPS said. Under the deal, UPS will also buy Frigo-Trans' sister company BPL. The transaction is expected...