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Lululemon says talks with founder collapsed over escalating demands
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica tried but failed to settle its bitter proxy fight with Chip Wilson as recently as last week when the apparel retailer said its f...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
NextEra Energy strikes $66.8 billion deal for Dominion in bets on AI power demand
By Vallari Srivastava May 18 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy will buy Dominion Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at about $66.8 billion, creating the world's largest regulated electric utility by m...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Analysis-Birkenstock loses its footing as luxury ambitions unravel
By Savyata Mishra and Danielle Kaye May 18 (Reuters) - Birkenstock is falling out of favor with investors who are abandoning hope that the sandal maker can scale into a luxury powerhouse. The company ...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Swatch's Royal Pop launch triggers consumer frenzy as resale prices soar
By Alessandro Parodi May 18 (Reuters) - Swiss watchmaker Swatch was forced to shut stores and cap queues after the launch of its Royal Pop pocket watch in collaboration with Audemars Piguet drew large...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Foreign bids drive UK M&A to new highs at $192 billion already in 2026
By Anousha Sakoui LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - A rush of foreign bids for UK companies has put Britain on track to outstrip all previous records for dealmaking in 2026, with M&A in the country more than...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Bank of England's Greene says central banks can't assume Iran war impact will be temporary
May 18 (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Megan Greene said central banks should not assume that the Iran war's inflationary hit will be temporary and that policymakers cannot wait to se...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
IMF raises UK outlook but warns political turmoil could hurt growth
By David Milliken LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for Britain's economy this year on Monday but warned that further "domestic uncertainty", at a t...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer as risky and undervalued
By Tom Sims and Alexander Hbner FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - Commerzbank on Monday formally rejected an offer by Italy's UniCredit to buy the German lender, digging in its heels in its months-long re...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Exclusive-Compass plans lithium market return with EnergyX in Utah's Great Salt Lake
By Ernest Scheyder May 18 (Reuters) - Compass Minerals plans to return to the lithium market by partnering with technology startup EnergyX to extract the mineral from Utah's Great Salt Lake, a move th...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026
Morning Bid: Bonds spoil the AI party
By Mike Dolan May 18 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A bond market crunch meets the AI boom. Aggravated by still-rising oi...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026



