The afternoon train was late into the town of Lexington. Mary \u2014 stout, graying, and as taciturn as a desert tortoise \u2014 waited on the train platform, getting antsy.
Italy's Banca Generali said on Monday it was launching a 98 million euro ($109 mln) takeover bid on Intermonte, offering 3.04 euros a share to buy out other investors in the Milanese investment firm ...