(Reuters) - Altria Group ( MO ) expanded its share buyback program by $2.4 billion and raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, after the Marlboro maker agreed to sell about 10% of its stake in brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev. The company will also invest part of the proceeds from the sale, announced on Wednesday, to bolster its shift to alternatives...

(Updates with latest developments) March 7 (Reuters) - New York Community Bancorp ( NYCB ) on Thursday disclosed it had sold some loans at a gain and was working to integrate Signature Bank, the collapsed lender it had bought last year, into its overall financial reporting process. The embattled lender has been under pressure since it posted a surprise fourth-quarter...

(Reuters) -New York Community Bancorp on Thursday disclosed it had sold some loans at a gain and was working to integrate Signature Bank, the collapsed lender it had bought last year, into its overall financial reporting process. The embattled lender has been under pressure since it posted a surprise fourth-quarter loss on Jan. 31, weighed down by higher provisions tied...

PARIS (Reuters) - MG Motors, a unit of Chinese automaker SAIC, will open a second European parts centre by the summer of 2024 in France to meet the country's growing demand for its vehicles, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. MG, whose electric compact car MG4 was the 23rd best-selling car in France last year after just a year on...