Honeywell offloads asbestos liabilities to lift cash flow

(Reuters) -Honeywell said on Wednesday that it has divested all of its Bendix asbestos liabilities, as well as certain non-Bendix asbestos liabilities, to corporate liability acquisition platform Delticus. The company is streamlining operations, with a plan to split into three independently listed companies expected to be completed by next year. Honeywell inherited asbestos liabilities and…

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Exclusive-Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy’s Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say

By Milana Vinn and Elvira Pollina New York (Reuters) -Yahoo is in advanced talks to sell AOL to Italian technology company Bending Spoons for about $1.4 billion, four sources familiar with the matter said, as the Apollo Global Management-backed firm sheds one of the most recognizable names of the early internet era. The Milan-based app…

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Exclusive-ASML becomes Mistral AI’s top shareholder after leading latest funding round, sources say

By Milana Vinn and Max A. Cherney NEW YORK -ASML, a crucial supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment, is set to become the top shareholder of French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI in a move to strengthen European tech sovereignty, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.  The Dutch ASML is committing 1.3 billion euros ($1.5…

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Google hit with $3.45 billion EU antitrust fine over adtech practices

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) European Union antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, a sharp sanction that riled up U.S. President Donald Trump. The fine, the fourth penalty Google has faced in its decade-long fight with EU competition regulators,…

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