GRAPHIC-Take Five: Cancel Summer? Updates story first published on Friday, adds Trump news to theme one, China data to theme three. LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Pressure on Joe Biden to step out of the U.S. presidential election race, mounting expectations of a September Fed rate cut, Q2 earnings, an ECB meeting and Britain's king unveiling the legislative programme of the new Labour Government.

GRAPHIC-Take Five: Cancel Summer? LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Pressure on Joe Biden to step out of the U.S. presidential election race, mounting expectations of a September Fed rate cut, Q2 earnings, an ECB meeting and Britain's king unveiling the legislative programme of the new Labour Government. Don't race off for that summer break just yet. Here's what to expect in the week ahead for world markets from Ira Iosebashvili in New York, Yoruk Bahceli in Amsterdam, Li Gu in Shanghai, and William S

LIVE MARKETS-European stocks flash green on Nvidia-inspired surge STOXX 600 up 0.4% Tech leads gains, up 1.9% 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 STOCKS FLASH GREEN ON NVIDIA-INSPIRED SURGE The STOXX 600 .STOXX is up 0.6%, buoyed by tech stocks as most sectors flash green apart from autos .SAXAP which are down

UPDATE 5-EV startup Fisker files for bankruptcy, aims to sell assets Adds analyst comment in paragraph 17 By Akash Sriram June 18 (Reuters) - Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection late on Monday, as the U.S. electric-vehicle maker looks to salvage its operations by selling assets and restructuring its debt after burning through cash in an attempt to ramp up production of its Ocean SUVs.

UPDATE 2-AlphaSense valued at $4 bln in latest funding, agrees $930 mln deal for rival Tegus Adds background and details on company and Tegus deal in paragraphs 4-5, 8-11 June 11 (Reuters) - Market intelligence platform AlphaSense said on Tuesday it had notched a valuation of $4 billion in a fresh funding round and agreed to buy privately held Tegus in a deal valuing the rival at $930 million.

LIVE MARKETS-The "Super 7" push STOXX to new peak STOXX 600 up 0.8% Traders await ECB policy meeting Tech names continue ascent, up 2% Utilities worst off 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 THE "SUPER 7" PUSH STOXX TO NEW PEAK Traders are having a quiet time before the European Central Bank's almost-certain first interest rate cut in nearly 5 years.

UPDATE 3-European shares close up after ECB delivers first rate-cut in five years For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. ECB cuts interest rate by 25 bps SAP gains on CEO comments Novo Nordisk hits fresh record high Technology stocks at near 24-year high Updated at 1538 GMT By Shristi Achar A and Shashwat Chauhan June 6 (Reuters) - European shares c losed higher on Thursday, boosted by banking, technology and healthcare stocks,

LIVE MARKETS-STOXX on the up as tech surge continues STOXX 600 up 0.8% Traders await ECB policy meeting Tech names continue ascent, up 2% Utilities worst off 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 STOXX ON THE UP AS TECH SURGE CONTINUES The STOXX 600 .STOXX is rising 0.8%, ahead of a key ECB meeting likely to see a long-awaited rate cut.

BUZZ-SAP shares up on CEO comments ** Shares in German enterprise software giant SAP SAPG.DE jump around 5%, topping Germany's bluechip DAX .GDAXI index, with analysts noting CEO Christian Klein's comments at its Sapphire conference ** Klein reiterated 2025 guidance and provided encouraging "soft guidance for 2026 and 2027", Berenberg says, with to

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Clearlake Capital, John Wood June 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday: ** Private equity firm Clearlake Capital is exploring a sale of Confluence Technologies, hoping a deal will value the financial software and data management provider at more than $3 billion, including debt, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: HanesBrands, Asia Cement (China) Holdings, TotalEnergies Updates: Dollar Tree, Mineral Resources June 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Dollar Tree DLTR.O said it was exploring options, including a potential sale or spinoff of its Family Dollar banner, as it looks to restructure business amid still-high inflation that continues to strain consumer spending.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions June 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Mineral Resources MIN.AX said it entered a binding agreement to sell 49% interest in its Onslow Iron project’s dedicated haul road for A$1.3 billion ($864.24 million) to an infrastructure fund of Morgan Stanley.

BUZZ-WalkMe soars after SAP's $1.5 bln buyout deal ** Shares of software publisher co WalkMe WKME.O jump 42.3% to $13.72 premarket ** German software co SAP SAPG.DE agrees to acquire WKME for $14/shr in an all-cash transaction, representing an equity value of $1.5 bln ** Deal represents a premium of over 45% to WKME's last close of $9.64 ** Israel-

UPDATE 1-SAP to acquire Israel-based WalkMe Adds shares in par 2 June 5 (Reuters) - German software firm SAP SAPG.DE said on Wednesday it will acquire WalkMe WKME.O , a Saas company headquartered in Tel Aviv. S hares in the latter were up 42% in premarket indications to $13.7 at 0904 GMT, while SAP's were broadly flat. Both companies' boards have approved the transaction for $14 per share, a premium of 45% on WalkMe's last closing price, they said in a joint statement.

SAP to acquire Israel-based WalkMe June 5 (Reuters) - Germany's software firm SAP SAPG.DE said on Wednesday it will acquire WalkMe WKME.O , a Saas company headquartered in Tel Aviv. Both companies' boards have approved the transaction for $14 per share, a premium of 45% on WalkMe's last closing price, they said in a joint statement. The acquisition, still subject to customary closing conditions, amounts to a total value of around $1.5 billion and is expected to close in this year's third quarter

UPDATE 1-SAP will now pay dividends from non-IFRS profit Adds context throughout June 5 (Reuters) - Europe's largest software maker SAP SAPG.DE adjusted its dividend policy on Wednesday, signalling potentially higher payouts from now on. T he company now aims to pay a dividend of at least 40% of the group's non-IFRS profit after tax from continuing operations, while it previously paid dividends from its profit after tax determined in accordance with the IFRS accounting standard.

SAP will now pay dividends from non-IFRS profit June 5 (Reuters) - Europe's largest software maker SAP SAPG.DE adjusted its dividend policy as it seeks to align its dividend payout and financial performance more closely and to reduce volatility in the dividend payout ratio, it said in a statement on Wednesday. It now aims to pay a dividend of at least 40% of the group's non-IFRS profit after tax from continuing operations.

BRIEF-SAP Adjusts Dividend Policy June 5 (Reuters) - SAP SE SAPG.DE : ADJUSTING ITS DIVIDEND POLICY EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY NEW POLICY IS TO PAY A DIVIDEND AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST 40% OF SAP GROUP'S NON-IFRS PROFIT AFTER TAX FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS CHANGE IS INTENDED TO REDUCE VOLATILITY IN DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO, ENSURE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DIVIDEND PA

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Salesforce 2.0 benefits will download soon enough The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Pranav Kiran TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Salesforce CRM.N shareholders are struggling to process the latest updates. The software developer lost a fifth, or nearly $50 billion, of its market value on Thursday, a day after it flagged that upcoming quarterly revenue and profit would fall below what analysts were anticipating.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Salesforce 2.0 benefits will download soon enough The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Refiles with no changes to text. By Pranav Kiran TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Salesforce CRM.N shareholders are struggling to process the latest updates. The software developer lost a fifth, or nearly $50 billion, of its market value on Thursday, a day after it flagged that upcoming quarterly revenue and profit would fall below what ana