-- インターナショナル・ペーパー（IP）は、米国西海岸地域での事業拡大を目指し、ワン・ロック・キャピタル・パートナーズのポートフォリオ企業であるノース・パシフィック・ペーパーを3億6000万ドルで買収することに合意した。 IPは木曜日の声明で、この買収は規制当局の承認を条件とすると発表した。 ワシントン州ロングビューに本社を置くノース・パシフィック・ペーパーは、3台の製紙機械を操業し、年間約100万トンのコンテナボードおよびその他のグレードの紙を生産している。
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Koei Tecmo's (TYO:3635) profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 14% to 42.8 billion yen for the fiscal year 2025 from 37.6 billion yen a year earlier.The amusement and video game company's earnings per share increased to 131.67 yen from 113.65 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Monday.Net sales climbed 6.3% to 88.4 billion yen for the full year ended March 31 from 83.2 billion yen in the prior year.In a separate disclosure, Koei Tecmo raised its final dividend to 66 yen per share, from 43 yen forecasted earlier, payable from June 19.For the fiscal year 2026, the company expects attributable profit of 31 billion yen, basic EPS of 95.38 yen, and net sales of 90 billion yen.Koei Tecmo plans to pay a year-end dividend of 48 yen per share for the year, which is lower than the amount paid the previous year.
The US dollar (USD) is softer (BBDXY -0.25%) with the Canadian dollar (CAD or loonie) firmer (CAD per USD -0.44%) early Monday, said Bank of Montreal (BMO).The Bank of Canada will release its policy statement on Wednesday, together with the new Monetary Policy Report (MPR). The BoC is expected to keep rates unchanged, noted the bank.The BoC will also release its latest MPR with updated estimates for potential growth -- in the low-1% range -- and the neutral rate, seen in the 2.25%-to-3.25% range, stated BMO.Also on this week's Canadian docket there is Tuesday's Spring Economic Update from the Canadian government, which will refresh the estimates published in the November FY26/27 budget. There seems to be some fiscal upside compared with the budget's original $65.4 billion deficit, pointed out the bank.On Thursday, BMO expects real gross domestic product growth to accelerate another tenth to 0.2% month over month in February, in line with Statistics Canada's flash estimate. The March flash estimate will be one to watch as it will capture the initial reaction to the outbreak of the Iran war.