EasyJet agrees to surprise takeover bid as rival US firm swoops in
The airline says a bid from US firm Apollo has trumped a previous potential takeover offer from Castlelake.
The airline says a bid from US firm Apollo has trumped a previous potential takeover offer from Castlelake.
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U.S. investors are about to get another straightforward way to play the red-hot market for memory chips.
Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March have filed a lawsuit against the vessel’s operator.
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Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up to 30%.More was spent on servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries in 2025, according to research by the UN’s culture and education agency, Unesco. In sub-Saharan Africa, countries spent 3.6 times more on debt than education. Continue reading...
Asian stocks have mostly advanced, helped by buying of technology-related shares following a tech-led rally on Wall Street.
It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
A bidding war has broken out for EasyJet, the British low-cost airline, with the second American private-equity bid.