(Adds comment from WHO) By Lavinia Mo HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also ...

SAO PAULO, May 24 (Reuters) - CPFL Energias Renováveis SA, the alternative energy unit of Brazilian utility CPFL Energia SA , revived plans for an initial public offering, seven months after scrapping ...

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Wuerttembergische Lebensversicherung AG's (WL, life insurance), Wuerttembergische ...

By Victoria Bryan and Keith Weir FRANKFURT/LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma will renew their own decades-old rivalry when Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund meet in ...

Procter & Gamble Co will pay A.G. Lafley, the former chief executive it brought back on Thursday to run the world's largest household products maker, a base salary of $2 million a year, it said in a regulatory ...

BAGNIA, Italy, May 24 (Reuters) - Fiat Chairman John Elkann, at the centre of a political controversy in Italy over plans by truck and tractor maker Fiat Industrial to move its fiscal residence to Britain, ...

* FTSE 100 falls 0.6 pct, extending drop from Thursday * HSBC decline takes most points off index * Some traders wait for further fall before buying back in * FTSE retreating from near 13-year highs this ...

* Ambuehl chief negotiator in U.S. tax talks * Also leads talks with EU over corporate tax * Swiss Fin Min signalled deal could come soon ZURICH, May 24 (Reuters) - Switzerland's top representative on ...

SAO PAULO, May 24 (Reuters) - An index that measures consumer confidence in Brazil fell to a reding of 113.4 in May from 113.9 in April, research group Fundação Getulio Vargas said on Friday.

May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Obrascon Huarte Lain's (OHL) Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) and senior unsecured ratings at 'BB-'. ...

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co : * Shares down 7.1 percent in premarket trading after results

May 24 (Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co on Friday said quarterly comparable sales fell 15 percent, which the company blamed in part on inventory shortages. For the first quarter ended May 4, the teen ...

* 3i hopes to raise new infrastructure funds * Assets include hospitals, schools, transport LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - 3i Group PLC is to buy the European infrastructure fund management business of British ...

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said. The firm said most ...

* Kloeckner now plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs * Last said it was cutting 1,800 jobs * CEO says European steel crisis to last a while longer * Sees signs of financing problems for smaller rivals * Shares ...

By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (8750.T: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) has agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Panin Life from the parent of the Indonesian ...

* German Ifo rises more than expected in May * Contrasting euro zone/U.S. outlooks to keep Bunds volatile * German debt seen increasingly sensitive to data By Marius Zaharia LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - ...

May 24(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a dual tarnche deal priced on Friday. Borrower Swiss Life Holding AG * * * * Tranche 1 Issue Amount 200 million Swiss francs Maturity Date June 21, ...

* Strategists see value in high yield markets * Crossover could fall to 325bp by year-end * Bubble unlikely, issuance pace sustainable By Josie Cox LONDON, May 24 (IFR) - The high yield bond market is ...

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By Hilary Burke May 24 (Reuters) - Argentina's dismal credit ratings might get a boost if U.S. courts rule in the country's favor in a long-running dispute with creditors over a 2002 default, but souring ...

May 24(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Friday. Borrower Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale Issue Amount 200 million euro Maturity Date May 28, 2021 Coupon 1.50 pct Issue ...

World share markets looked vulnerable to further falls on Friday, with better economic news from Europe doing little to encourage investors who are worried that central bank stimulus may curtailed. MSCI's ...

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said. The firm said most ...

May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Daimler AG's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured notes at 'A-' and Short-term ...

Standard Chartered PLC's chief executive Peter Sands denied U.S. activist investor Muddy Waters' claim that the bank has taken on too much risk, saying its loan book was in a good condition and there is ...

(Adds Pakistan reaction, paragraphs 13, 14) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to ...

Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin ...

HSBC's Chairman Douglas Flint said on Friday the pace of reform in the banking industry must be accelerated to avoid investor confidence in the sector being undermined. "We have a once-in-a-generation ...

By Silvia Antonioli and Manolo Serapio Jr LONDON/SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters) - Copper was little changed on Friday as investors weighed the potential impact on metals demand of Thursday's data providing ...

(Repeat for Additional Subscribers) May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Volkswagen AG's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and ...

May 24 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointment was announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH The ...

May 24 (Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas producer InterOil Corp and its joint venture partner have entered into exclusive negotiations with Exxon Mobil Corp to develop gas fields in Papua New Guinea. The ...

May 24(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of an FRN priced on Friday. Borrower Specialfastigheter Sverige AB Issue Amount 250 million Swedish crown Maturity Date May 30, 2018 Coupon 3-month Stibor ...

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By Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British soccer team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told ...

* World shares attempt tentative recovery * Fed officials try to reassure on stimulus timing * Euro gains as better Ifo makes ECB easing less likely By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - World ...

ABIDJAN, May 24 (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group that carried out the raid on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January has claimed to have participated in Thursday's attacks in Niger. A statement ...

By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese life insurers are giving signs that they may not send much more of their $3 trillion in assets abroad this year, as Japanese government bond yields start ...

(Repeat for additional subscribers) May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ferrovial's Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) and senior unsecured ...

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May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has maintained Friends Life Group plc's (FLG) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and subordinated debt ratings and ...

(Repeat for additional subscribers) May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has assigned FCT Ginkgo Compartment Personal Loans 2013-1's notes final ...

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May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hammerson Plc's (Hammerson) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+, Short-term IDR at 'F2' ...

JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (Reuters) - Cadiz Holdings Ltd : * FY basic and diluted earnings and headline earnings are expected to be 2.2 cents per share

* Sees U.S. launch of liraglutide end 2014 or early 2015 * Analysts divided on likely commercial success * Bulls see peak sales of $4 bln, but reimbursement key * Novo shares up 0.7 percent, outperforming ...

FRANKFURT, May 24 (Reuters) - Banks will return early 8.123 billion euros ($10.48 billion) of crisis loans to the European Central Bank next week after the ECB cut its main interest rate to a fresh record ...