Reuters Deals Today: October 26, 2017

Click to View in Browser Thursday, October 26, 2017 Exclusive: Saudi Aramco IPO on track for 2018 - Saudi crown prince RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco's initial public offering is on track for next year and the national oil giant could be valued at more than $2 trillion, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman told Reuters in an interview. Saudi Exchange aspires to be exclusive venue for Aramco IPO: CEO RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock exchange aspires to be the exclusive venue for the listing of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering and the market has sufficient liquidity to absorb the share sale, the exchange's chief executive said on Thursday. Exclusive: Pfizer to launch consumer health sale in November - sources LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer plans to kick off an auction process for its consumer healthcare business in November, paving the way for a potential $15 billion-plus sale of the headache pill to lip balm business, sources close to the matter told Reuters. Banco Santander in process of selling U.S. unit Totalbank: CEO MADRID (Reuters) - Banco Santander is in the process of selling its U.S. unit Totalbank, Chief Executive Jose Antonio Alvarez said on Thursday. Chinese construction group to buy Canada's Aecon (Reuters) - Canadian construction company Aecon Group Inc said on Thursday it agreed to be bought by China's CCC International Holding Ltd in a deal with an enterprise value of C$1.51 billion ($1.18 billion). Exclusive: New Saudi mega-city will be listed publicly, crown prince says RIYADH (Reuters) - The $500 billion mega-city planned by Saudi Arabia will be floated on financial markets alongside oil giant Saudi Aramco as part of the kingdom's drive to diversify away from oil, the crown prince told Reuters in an interview late on Wednesday. UK watchdog revamps rules on research for stock market listings LONDON (Reuters) - Investors in stock market listings in Britain will get access to independent research on companies preparing to list much sooner under final rules published by the Financial Conduct Authority on Thursday. Bayer's pharma growth tempered by weak consumer care unit FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Operating earnings at Germany's Bayer, which is buying U.S. seeds company Monsanto, edged 4 percent higher as weaker-than-expected consumer healthcare revenues tempered gains in prescription drug sales. Italy's Mossi Ghisolfi draws interest for troubled U.S. assets: sources FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) - Italian plastics multinational Mossi Ghisolfi has attracted interest from a series of buyers, including plastics maker Indorama , for its U.S. assets placed under Chapter 11 restructuring, sources close to the situation said. 'Golden Arches': McDonald's gets new China name following unit sale SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. fast food giant McDonald's Corp is getting a name change in China - at least on paper. Related Video Tesla's seat strategy raises eyebrows Dow, S&P 500 register worst day in 7 weeks Related News Wall St. pulls back from record; utilities slump U.S. consumer confidence rises in December Make sense of the market with highlights of valuable financial information and reports along with compelling investment insights. Register Today Get a jump on the day with our early morning summary of key news developments for the US markets, as well as global market news. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook