July 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday: ** BBVA's Chair Carlos Torres told its shareholders that he was fully confident of the success of its 12-billion-euro takeover for smaller rival Sabadell. ** The Canadian government has approved Glencore's ( GLCNF ) $6.93 billion acquisition of miner Teck Resources' (...

05:43 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Fanhua ( FANH ) said Friday that its board approved an additional $20 million share buyback capacity, increasing its share repurchase program to $40 million. The company also said a group of its senior executives, including Chief Executive Officer Yinan Hu and Chief Financial Officer Peng Ge, indicated that they plan to increase...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's consumer protection agency has received about 70 complaints since initiating a probe into aggressive discounting by BYD dealers that has left some buyers feeling they overpaid for their Chinese electric vehicles. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told BYD Chief Executive Wang Chuanfu, who was in Thailand to mark the opening of...

05:24 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Shell (SHEL) said Friday it expects to book $1.5 billion to $2 billion of non-cash post-tax impairments in Q2, mainly related to its plants in Singapore and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Earlier in the week, Shell said it would halt the construction at its Rotterdam plant, citing current market conditions. The British oil major expects...