(Reuters) – British digital advertising operator Ocean Outdoor Ltd said on Tuesday that its largest shareholder Atairos would buy the remaining shares it does not already own in a deal that valued the company at about $580 million. Atoll Bidco, a unit of private investment company Atairos, will pay $10.40 per share in cash to shareholders, the London-listed company said. […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Adrian J. Rivera and Patrick Healy Mr. Rivera is an editorial assistant in Times Opinion. Mr. Healy is the deputy Opinion editor. They have political views but aren’t interested in talking politics at the office. Some […]

(Reuters) -Eye care products maker Bausch + Lomb Corp on Thursday sought a valuation of $8.4 billion in its dual listing in Canada and the United States. The company, whose existing shareholders plan to sell 35 million shares at between $21 and $24 per share through the initial public offering, will not receive any proceeds from the sale. The company’s […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Yuval Levin Mr. Levin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is a contributing Opinion writer. In the spring of a new president’s second year in office, political junkies know all too well what to […]

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean battery maker SK On said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ford Motor Co and Koc Holding As to form a joint venture to produce electric vehicle (EV) […]

Why are Americans slow to get booster shots? By David Leonhardt The United States has a vaccination problem. And it is not just about the relatively large share of Americans who have refused to get a shot. The U.S. also trails many other countries in the share of vaccinated people who have received a booster shot. In Canada, Australia and […]

American agriculture is ravaging the air, soil and water. But a powerful lobby has cleverly concealed its damage. American agriculture is ravaging the air, soil and water. But a powerful lobby has cleverly concealed its damage. Supported by Video by Kirk Semple, Adam Westbrook and Jonah M. Kessel Mr. Semple is a reporter and producer with Opinion Video, where Mr. Westbrook […]

FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain company Valereum said on Friday it would buy 90% of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) to create the world’s first bourse where shares and cryptoassets can be traded. Valereum, […]

Zeynep Tufekci helps me understand the systems-wide failure on Covid — and how we can prepare for the pandemic’s next phase. Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ I remember thinking, as Covid ravaged the country in December 2020, that at least the holidays the next year would be better. There would be more vaccines, more treatments, more immunity. Instead, we […]

Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Remy Tumin (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. 1. The U.S. […]