Gold pares gains as U.S. yields climb; focus on Powell speech

(Adds details from open letter) Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Engine Capital on Wednesday urged Univar Solutions Inc to consider a sale or other strategic options, days after Germany's Brenntag

(Reuters) -U.S. hedge fund Engine Capital on Wednesday urged Univar Solutions Inc to consider a sale or other strategic options, days after Germany's Brenntag SE said it was in preliminary talks to

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Sphere Resources Inc: * SPHERE RECEIVES $31 MILLION FOR SERIES B FUNDING FROM EDISON PARTNERS, FORGEPOINT CAPITAL Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Univar Solutions Inc: * ENGINE CAPITAL SENDS LETTER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNIVAR REGARDING THE NEED TO INITIATE A FORMAL REVIEW OF STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES * ENGINE CAPITAL -

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Alcoa, Biogen, and Workday on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Alcoa Corp

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) - Gold prices pared gains on Wednesday due to an uptick in the U.S. bond yields ahead a much awaited speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, although a weaker dollar

(Adds Telecom Italia, HSBC, S&P Global, TenneT, Capricorn Energy, Corteva, Eni, State Street, Natura) Nov 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Mosaic Minerals Corp: * MOSAIC ACQUIRES FOUR NEW PROJECTS CONDUCIVE TO THE DISCOVERY OF LITHIUM AND STRATEGIC MINERALS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

Nov 30 (Reuters) - NEO Battery Materials Ltd: * NEO BATTERY MATERIALS SUBMITS CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR SILICON ANODE COMMERCIAL PLANT AND PLANS FOR INITIAL CONSTRUCTION GROUNDWORK AND CONTRACTOR

(Updates closing levels, adds analyst comments) BENGALURU, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Indian shares closed at record highs for a fifth straight day on Wednesday, extending their daily rally to seven days and