BRIEF-Wintershall DEA: European Commission Approves SEFE's Acquisition Of WIGA Aug 30 (Reuters) - Wintershall DEA : EUROPEAN COMMISSION GRANTS APPROVAL TO SEFE’S ACQUISITION OF WIGA Further company coverage: [BASFn.DE] (Gdansk Newsroom)

FACTBOX-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters Adds Shell Aug 30 (Reuters) - Elevated levels of inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe to freeze hiring or cut jobs. Here are some of the layoffs announced since the start of April: BANKS * TSB: The British bank owned by Spain's Sabadell SABE.MC is seeking 250 job cuts, its spokesperson and employee union said on May 8. INDUSTRIALS AND ENGINEERING * PKP CARGO PKPP.WA : Poland's largest freight co

German chemical firms moving more research abroad, industry body warns FRANKFURT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - German chemical companies are increasingly moving their research abroad due to lower costs, less bureaucracy and better public funding programs elsewhere, the industry body VCI warned on Thursday. VCI, which represents almost two thousand companies in the country's third-largest sector, said it expects research spending to slowdown to 2% this year from 4% in 2023. "High inland costs, poor earning

Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Best Buy: best shot for entry-level retail workers By Ross Kerber Aug 28 (Reuters) - The cost of living has emerged as a U.S. presidential campaign issue. A recent study from Revelio Labs - yes there's a Harry Potter allusion in its name - looked to put corporate pay into the context of the "living wages" where the companies are located.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Meyer Werft, First Busey, Talgo, Aware Super Updates: Blackstone, Edgar Bronfman Jr, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Aug 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1400 GMT on Tuesday: ** The German government and state of Lower Saxony are likely to acquire about 80% of Meyer Werft to secure the future of the company, one of the world's largest cruise shipbuilders, two sources familiar with the situation t