Exclusive-Exxon Mobil expands lithium bet with Tetra Technologies deal
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has agreed to develop more than 6,100 lithium-rich acres in Arkansas with Tetra…
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Yellen hopes to travel to China to ‘reestablish contact’
(Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she hopes to travel to China to reestablish contact with Beijing, acknowledging there…
US banks shrug off turmoil to ace Fed’s annual health checks
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Big U.S. banks sailed through the Federal Reserve’s annual health check on Wednesday, in a…
Brands focus on stories in refining China livestreaming to boost profits
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – When tech giant Apple joined China’s livestreaming frenzy, a major driving force of the…
EV maker Lordstown Motors begins bankruptcy embroiled in disputes
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. electric truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors began its bankruptcy case embroiled in litigation,…
Oracle spending ‘billions’ on Nvidia chips this year – Ellison
By Stephen Nellis MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Oracle Corp is spending “billions” of dollars on chips from Nvidia Corp…
Smoke hangs over U.S. Midwest, East, hurting air quality
By Brendan O’Brien and Kanishka Singh CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hazy, smoke-filled skies from raging Canadian wildfires hovered Wednesday over the U.S….
Microsoft CEO says exclusive Activision games make ‘no strategic sense’
By Greg Bensinger and Diane Bartz SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard on Wednesday sought to…
Russian general Surovikin was sympathetic towards Wagner rebellion -US officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, was sympathetic to mercenary chief…
Ukrainian forces advance ‘slowly but surely’ at front -official
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are advancing “slowly but surely” on the front lines in the east and southeast of the…