By Melanie Burton and Scott Murdoch MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australian lithium developer Liontown Resources on Monday entered a trading halt to raise funding for its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project after U.S.-based miner Albemarle abandoned a A$6.6 billion ($4.16 billion) buyout bid. Albemarle withdrew its indicative proposal amid “growing complexities,” the companies confirmed in separate statements…
By Matt Tracy and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Israeli-Hamas war has sharpened focus on rising geopolitical risks for financial markets, as investors wait to see if the conflict draws in other countries with the potential to drive up oil prices further and deal a fresh blow to the world economy. Israel’s Prime Minister…
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that suggestions the United States should prepare for a war against Russia and China were nonsense, and warned the West that any war against Russia would be on a whole different level to the conflict in Ukraine. A bipartisan panel appointed by the U.S….
(Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said on Saturday they had to escalate action against Ford as they expected a revised offer from the automaker but were given the same offer as two weeks ago. “Unfortunately, we had to escalate our action. We came here today to get another offer from Ford, and they gave us…
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Ferrari has started to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its luxury sports cars in the U.S. and will extend the scheme to Europe following requests from its wealthy customers, its marketing and commercial chief told Reuters. The vast majority of blue-chip companies have steered clear of crypto as the…
By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Pfizer on Friday slashed its full-year revenue forecast by 13% and said it will cut $3.5 billion worth of jobs and expenses due to lower-than-expected sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment. Pfizer earned record revenue in 2021 and 2022, topping $100 billion last year, after developing its vaccine Comirnaty with…
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices leapt nearly 6% on Friday, with Brent posting its highest weekly gain since February, as investors priced in the possibility that the conflict in the Middle East could widen as Israel began ground raids inside the Gaza Strip. Israel’s announcement marked a shift from an air war…
By Manya Saini and Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup’s third-quarter profit beat estimates on Friday as it benefited from a surge in trading revenue, investment banking fees and interest payments while undertaking its biggest overhaul in decades. The bank said it will cut management layers from 13 to eight as part of a sweeping…
By Niket Nishant and Nupur Anand (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase beat expectations for third-quarter profit on Friday as rising borrowing costs and its acquisition of failed First Republic Bank drove income from interest payments to a record high. JPMorgan took on billions of dollars in consumer loans after it rescued First Republic in May, bolstering its…
By Jaiveer Shekhawat and David Randall (Reuters) -A sharp drop in net inflows took shares of BlackRock down around 1% on Friday despite the company handily beating third-quarter profit estimates, as the world’s largest asset manager signaled that it was increasing its hunt for acquisition targets. A rise in investment advisory fees and BlackRock’s assets…
