Lithium miners surge as Allkem-Livent tie up fuels M&A hopes
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Shares in Australian-listed lithium miners jumped on Thursday after a $10.6 billion merger in…
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Russia fines Google over ‘LGBT propaganda’ and ‘false information’ – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court fined Alphabet’s Google <GOOGL.O> 3 million roubles ($38,600) on Thursday for failing to delete…
Nissan expects 38% full-year profit rise on stronger sales outlook
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co on Thursday flagged a better-than-expected 38% rise in profit this year on…
From PaLM to Sidekick, Google serves up a ‘smorgasbord’ of AI
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -Google announced a flurry of artificial intelligence products – but users might need AI just to…
Climate change not ‘serious risk’ to financial stability, Fed’s Waller says
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Climate change does not pose such “significantly unique or material” financial stability risks that the…
Electric vehicle maker Polestar cuts production guidance, jobs
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar lowered its 2023 production guidance on Thursday and…
US Senate panel advances rail safety bill spurred by Ohio derailment
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday approved rail safety legislation that tightens rules on trains…
Buffett’s Dairy Queen sees Taiwan among possible new markets, while mindful of geopolitics
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway-owned Dairy Queen is exploring options to expand in new markets, perhaps including Taiwan,…
Blackstone, Apollo were among about 20 bidders for SVB’s assets
(This May 10 story has been corrected to fix the bids closing to March 24, not March 10, in paragraph…
Shooting at German Mercedes plant kills two; production halted
By Christina Amann and Ilona Wissenbach BERLIN (Reuters) -A shooting at a Mercedes-Benz plant in the city of Sindelfingen in…