Finance

Hudson’s Bay executive leads bid to take retailer private

A group of shareholders of Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent has made a cash offer to take the struggling department store chain private. The offer, announced Monday, is being led by Hudson’s Bay Executive Chairman Richard Baker, Rhone Capital LLC, WeWork Property Advisors, Hanover Investment SA and Abrams Capital Management. The proposal values the company at

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Asian stocks rise as Chinese trade data beats expectations

Asian financial markets advanced Monday after China released better-than-expected trade data for May, though worries remain over trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing. Reopening after a market holiday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng picked up 2.2% to 27,559.86 and the Shanghai Composite index was 0.8% higher at 2,849.22. Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 1.2% to 21,134.42, while

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2020 Democrats Pitch Iowa Party Leaders On How To Defeat Donald Trump

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 9 (Reuters) – Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates delivered rapid-fire sales pitches to Iowa party leaders on Sunday, touting their ability to energize voters, win the White House and deliver on longtime party goals such as universal healthcare. At the biggest gathering so far of 2020 presidential candidates, the Democrats had five

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France’s Le Maire hopes to fortify Renault-Nissan alliance

France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, says the French government’s priority as a shareholder in automaker Renault SA is to fortify its alliance with Nissan. Le Maire told reporters during a news conference Sunday after a meeting in Japan of the Group of 20 major economies that protecting jobs and Renault’s factories and technology was

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