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MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Banco BPM said it has asked market watchdog Consob to adopt measures to protect the bank's stakeholders and its bid for Anima, after rival UniCredit launched its own bid for BPM. Banco BPM had complained before that UniCredit's 10 billion euro all-share bid jeopardised its buyout proposal for fund manager Anima.

(Bloomberg) -- There is arguably no leader in all of Europe who’s more chummy, or ideologically aligned, with Donald Trump than Hungary’s Viktor Orban.Most Read from BloombergHow California Sees the World, and ItselfWhich goes a long way to explaining why at a time when the mood is markedly glum across European financial markets, there is a sense of optimism in Budapest. Here, investors aren’t fretting so much about the prospect of new Trump tariffs or NATO-funding feuds — like they are in, say,

In 2020, Lego launched its adult-focused category. Adults also introduce kids to Lego, making them a group critical to the Danish toymaker.

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) will release earnings for its first quarter, after the closing bell on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Analysts expect the Boise, Idaho-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.77 per share, versus a year-ago loss of 95 cents per share. Micron projects to report quarterly revenue of $8.71 billion, compared to $4.73 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro. The company has beaten analyst revenue estimates in six straight quarters and seven of the

The Dow enters trading Wednesday on a nine-day losing streak, the longest stretch of consecutive daily declines for the blue chip index since 1978. Monitor these key levels.

General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) shares are trading lower in the premarket session on Wednesday. The company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.40, beating the street view of $1.22. Quarterly sales of $5.24 billion beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.14 billion. Quarterly sales were up 2%, driven by higher pound volume, while organic net sales increased 1%. Gross margin was up 250 basis points to 36.9%, driven primarily by Holistic Margin Management cost savings and fa

The Dow lost more than 250 points ahead of the Fed's decision on interest rates. Nvidia stock continued its correction, while Tesla shares jumped.