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A major Blackstone Inc. property trust flashed the strongest signal yet that investor pressure for cash is abating.

Suven Pharmaceuticals, which announced the proposed merger of Cohance Lifesciences on Thursday, will be investing in research and development, commercial capabilities, and pursuing merger and acquisitions, as it aspires to be the «most admired» fully integrated global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) services provider, the company's top executive said. «We want to be a diversified, end-to-end capability outsourcing partner, serving customers from development to commercial scale. Doing this reliably & consistently across a wide range of chemistries, that's where the opportunity is,» said Annaswamy Vaidheesh, executive chairman of Suven in an interview to ET. «Our business is really about partnering with the customers over the long term. Our success is inextricably linked with our customer's as our business models are hard wired together,» Vaidheesh said. He added that he wants Suven to be the Lonzas of the world. Lonza-based in Basel, Switzerland is a global CDMO powerhouse.

At a group home in eastern Ontario, the owner allegedly called First Nations kids from northern Ontario his “bread and butter.”

For years, Tracy Britt Cool and her partners have been on the hunt for the type of companies that might have once excited famed investor Warren Buffett. These are midsize businesses with a competitive edge, or a “moat," to use one of Buffett’s favorite terms. Cool spent a decade working for Buffett before co-founding a company called Kanbrick about four years ago.

Red Sea operations, the Iran-aligned group's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech on Thursday. Houthi militants have repeatedly fired on international commercial ships since mid-November in solidarity with Palestinians over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Anyone But You" stole hearts and wallets, raking in an impressive $190 million against its modest $25 million budget. With the movie's success, fans are eager to know if a sequel is on the horizon, especially considering the potential for feel-good romantic narratives.

By Joey Roulette

So, we are back to the argument about whether we have reached a new era of permanently higher growth and earnings, and because of productivity also a permanent state of steady disinflationary pressures.

«Ghosting» isn't just a dating phenomenon: It has grown more common at the workplace, too. And that unreliable behavior risks reputational harm to employers and job seekers, said career experts.

Vodafone Idea (Vi), Neeraj Mittal, secretary in the department of telecommunications, said as he welcomed the approval given by the cash-strapped carrier's board to a fund-raise proposal. "We'll have to examine everything, if there is an opportunity, there is a need for it, how do the next few months look like in terms of their operations," he said in an interview, adding that the government may not look at divestment immediately. The Union government is the largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, India's third-largest carrier, with a 31% stake.

Singer Cyndi Lauper is selling her music catalog, including the 1980s hits True Colors and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, to Sweden’s Pophouse Entertainment Group AB as part of a project to create new outlets for the singer’s work.

Netflix docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking a stay on the release of the movie till the trial in the case is complete. This paves the way for the release of the series on OTT platform Netflix. The bench said it had viewed the series and found nothing in it that would prejudice the trial or the prosecution. The docu-series, titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: The Buried Truth', delves into the disappearance of 25-year-old Bora and was scheduled to premiere on streaming platform Netflix on February 23.

Teach For India has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 Fellowship program, inviting individuals interested in working towards educational equity for children. The Fellowship, a full-time paid position spanning two years, aims to nurture changemakers in the education sector. Eligibility Criteria

BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thailand will ban the recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year, but continue allowing its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview.

Laurene Powell Jobs’ philanthropy Emerson Collective announced Wednesday its fifth cohort of Emerson fellows

unconditional support. Reliance scion Anant Ambani, who is all set to tie the knot with his fiancee Radhika Merchant, recently revealed how she had been a source of unconditional support when he was experiencing personal setbacks. In a candid interview with India Today, Ambani described Merchant as “the person of my dreams,” and fondly recollected how they transitioned from childhood besties to life-partners. “I am lucky (to have her) for sure. She is the person of my dreams. Since childhood, I had thought that I would never get married because I was always devoted to taking care of animals. But when I met Radhika, I saw her sharing the same values as me. She has this sense of giving and nurturing towards animals.”

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has emphasized the need for a legal “level playing field” in the cryptocurrency industry and has called for restrictions on major tech companies’ development of artificial intelligence (AI) models. 

bond investments. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), a leading global investment firm with a focus on fixed-income investments. Given the moniker “Bond King", Gross earned acclaim for his proficiency and effective oversight of bond funds, notably the Total Return Fund, which, during his tenure, held the distinction of being the world’s largest bond fund.

By Andrea Shalal

Boeing is not as committed to safety as it claims it is, an FAA report concluded.

By Andrea Shalal