Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - November 9

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA

Mon 07:44

Nov 9 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
- Nvidia’s NVDA.O  board said it is launching an investigation into reports that Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign espionage effort, after the CEO had a romantic relationship with an executive suspected of working for Chinese intelligence.
- US President Trump said that he was joking about Ultimate Fighting Championship Chief Executive Dana White becoming his next White House press secretary.  
- Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI receivedapproval from Italian markets regulator Consob to buy smaller peer Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, BMPS.MI with the 35.04 billion euro ($39.10 billion) takeover offer set to launch later this month.     
 - French bank Credit Agricole CAGR.PA said Monday that it has proposeddiscussions over a possible merger of its Italian business with Banco BPM BAMI.MI.
 - Mitsui Chemicals 4183.T has agreed to acquire semiconductor materials maker JSR jointly with government-owned Development Bank of Japan for about $8.8 billion.
 
 
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