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Friday, September 15, 2017

Alphabet talks with Lyft about possible investment: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is in discussions with Lyft Inc about a possible investment in the ride-hailing company, potentially deepening an existing partnership between the two firms, a person familiar with the talks said on Thursday.

Angry Birds maker Rovio moves forward with $1 billion IPO

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mobile games maker Rovio Entertainment Ltd set a price range on Friday for its planned listing that would value the maker of "Angry Birds" at up to $1.1 billion, well below potential values cited in media reports.

Judge Fox bid for Sky on merits not politics: James Murdoch

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Britain should judge Rupert Murdoch's bid for broadcaster Sky on facts and not politics or risk stifling inward investment after Brexit, his son and fellow executive James Murdoch said on Thursday.

Nestle to brew high-end coffee with Blue Bottle buy

LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nestle has bought a majority stake in California-based Blue Bottle Coffee, marking a first step by the packaged coffee leader into the hipster world of speciality bars that serve high-end, single-origin and cold brewed coffees.

Carlyle's Brazil developer bets on fresh leaders to woo creditors

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian land developer controlled by U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group LP investment vehicles has appointed turnaround specialist Ivix Value Creation to help it reverse mounting client lawsuits and avoid filing for bankruptcy protection.

Shop Apotheke denies takeover talks with Amazon

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German online pharmacy Shop Apotheke said on Friday it is currently not in talks to be bought by Amazon.com Inc , denying an earlier report by trade publication Apotheke Adhoc.

China's JD.com unit eyes $1.5 billion stake in First Capital: sources

HONG KONG (Reuters) - JD Finance, a unit of China's No.2 e-commerce firm JD.com , is in talks to buy a 24 percent stake worth about $1.5 billion in domestic brokerage First Capital Securities Co Ltd , people with knowledge of the matter said.

Law reform sparks bidding war for Australia's Ten Network

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Media scion Lachlan Murdoch made a revised offer for Ten Network Holdings Ltd on Friday, a day after Australia's senate voted to lift a ban on the ownership of multiple types of media assets, allowing him to challenge U.S. suitor CBS Corp .

German union attacks Air Berlin administrators for decision delay

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German union criticized Air Berlin's administrators for delaying a decision on a carve-up of the insolvent airline until after this month's election, saying it was irresponsible to leave thousands of jobs in the balance.

Zeitfracht says submits bid for Air Berlin assets

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German family-owned logistics company Zeitfracht said it was submitting an offer for Air Berlin assets that it expects would secure around 1,000 jobs at the insolvent German airline.