EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Britvic, Burberry, Prudential July 16 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Britvic, Burberry, and Prudential, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Auction Technology Group ATG.L : RBC initiates coverage with sector perform rating; PT 540p * Britvic BVIC.L : HSBC raises target price to 1290p from 1100p * Burberry BRBY.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 800p from 1050p * Prudential PRU.L : JP Morgan cuts target

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Hargreaves Lansdown, Spectris, Wizz Air July 12 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Hargreaves Lansdown, Spectris and Wizz Air, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 684p from 671p * Spectris Plc SXS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 4190p from 4435p * Spirax-Sarco SPX.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 9580p from 9690p * Weir Group WEIR.L : Jefferi

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds National Basketball Association, Google and ArcelorMittal July 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1 945 GMT on Wednesday: * * Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O has abandoned its plans to buy online marketing software company HubSpot HUBS.N , Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

REFILE-Mexican miners reject 'favorable' deal with ArcelorMittal, govt says Refiles to fix company name in headline MEXICO CITY, July 10 (Reuters) - A deal between steel producer ArcelorMittal MT.LU and Mexico's miners union was rejected by workers on Wednesday, Mexico's labor ministry said a statement, saying the deal had been "favorable." The deal would have put an end to a work stoppage at ArcelorMittal's western Mexico site that started at the end of May.

Italy - Factors to watch on July 9 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . DEBT Treasury to sell up to 8.5 billion euros in bonds at July 11 auction .

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Bunzl, Relx, Rolls-Royce July 4 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Bunzl, Relx and Rolls-Royce, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Biomerieux BIOX.PA : Midcap raises to buy from hold * Bunzl BNZL.L : HSBC raises to buy from hold * Hennes & Mauritz HMB.ST : HSBC raises to buy from hold * Relx REL.L : Citigroup raises target price to 3525p from 3300p * Rolls-Royce RR.L : Barclays raises target price to 495p

LIVE MARKETS-European steel trapped in quicksand STOXX 600 down 0.1% Tech leads gains, up 0.8% Autos worst off sector Traders keep an eye on Yen Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EUROPEAN STEEL TRAPPED IN QUICKSAND The expected rebound in European steel demand seems to be running out of steam, as the seasonally weaker summer months approach and Chinese exports stay

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Burberry, Hill & Smith, Legal & General June 26 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Burberry, Hill & Smith and Legal & General, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Burberry BRBY.L : RBC cuts target price to 1,100p from 1,200p * Future Plc FUTR.L : Jefferies raises to buy from underperform * Hill & Smith HILS.L : Jefferies raises target price to 2,340p from 2,320p * Legal & General LGEN.L : HSBC cuts to ho

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Antony Currie MELBOURNE, June 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Coal is doomed, or so the energy thesis goes. Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned the carbon-belching fossil fuel, prompting companies that excavate it to complain they cannot get mainstream or affordable financing.

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Antony Currie MELBOURNE, June 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Coal is doomed, or so the energy thesis goes. Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned the carbon-belching fossil fuel, prompting companies that excavate it to complain they cannot get mainstream or affordable financing.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Antony Currie MELBOURNE, June 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Coal is doomed, or so the energy thesis goes. Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned the carbon-belching fossil fuel, prompting companies that excavate it to complain they cannot get mainstream or affordable financing.

BRIEF-Arcelormittal Announces Bond Issue Pricing June 11 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal SA MT.LU : ANNOUNCES PRICING OF BOND ISSUE OFFERING IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON 17 JUNE 2024, SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF CUSTOMARY CONDITIONS NET PROCEEDS TO ARCELORMITTAL (BEFORE EXPENSES), AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY $989,290,000, WILL BE USED FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PUR

BRIEF-Arcelormittal SA Files For Two Part Senior Notes Size Not Disclosed- SEC Filing June 10 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal SA MT.LU : ARCELORMITTAL SA FILES FOR TWO PART SENIOR NOTES; SIZE NOT DISCLOSED- SEC FILING Source text for Eikon: [ID:n0001104659-24-069882] Further company coverage: MT.LU

BRIEF-Arcelormittal And Materialise Announce Partnership On Metal 3D Printing June 4 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal SA MT.LU : MATERIALISE AND ARCELORMITTAL ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE METAL 3D PRINTING CAPABILITIES Source text: https://shorturl.at/xtb3t Further company coverage: MT.LU (Gdansk Newsroom)

BUZZ-JPM sees stronger EU protectionism as likely tailwind for domestic steel demand ** J.P.Morgan sees stronger EU protectionism measures as a likely tailwind for domestic steel consumption and places ArcelorMittal MT.AS on positive Catalyst Watch into Q2 results ** It estimates that new measures could reduce HRC import volumes by nearly 2Mt/year,

Nippon Steel's Mori returns to US this week for talks on US Steel takeover By Yuka Obayashi, Katya Golubkova and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel's vice chairman 5401.T plans to return to the United States this week for more talks over the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel X.N and would study selling some assets if necessary for the deal to go through.

TIMELINE-U.S. Steel's proposed $14.9 billion merger with Nippon Steel Updates with details on non-US regulatory approvals May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp X.N and Nippon Steel 5401.T said on Thursday they had received all regulatory approvals outside of the United States related to their proposed $14.9 billion merger. The two steelmakers reaffirmed they expect the deal to be completed in the second half of 2024, even amid mounting political opposition to the merger in the U.S.

UPDATE 2-US Steel, Nippon Steel receive all non-US approvals for merger Adds details and background throughout May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp X.N and Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T have received all regulatory approvals outside of the United States for their proposed $14.9 billion merger, the companies said on Thursday. Nippon had clinched the deal to buy U.S.

EXCLUSIVE-Vietnamese EV maker VinFast considers delaying $4 bln US plant, source says Company says it is reviewing construction for US factory The planned North Carolina plant was hailed by Biden Loss-making VinFast is struggling to boost US sales Adds comment by North Carolina officials in paragraph 5 By Phuong Nguyen, Francesco Guarascio and Ben Klayman May 29 (Reuters) - Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast VFS.O is looking at further delaying a planned $4 billion factory in North Carolina,

EXCLUSIVE-Vietnamese EV maker VinFast considers delaying $4 bln US plant, source says Company says it is reviewing construction for US factory The planned North Carolina plant was hailed by Biden Loss-making VinFast is struggling to boost US sales By Phuong Nguyen, Francesco Guarascio and Ben Klayman May 29 (Reuters) - Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast VFS.O is looking at further delaying a planned $4 billion factory in North Carolina, a person briefed on the matter said, as the loss-making