06:37 AM EDT, 08/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) has selected Pacific Investment Management, or PIMCO, and Blue Owl Capital (OWL) to lead a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion project in Louisiana, news outlets reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. PIMCO will lead a potential $26 billion debt portion, while Blue Owl...

Overview * Essent Group ( ESNT ) Q2 net income declines to $195.3 mln from $203.6 mln yr/yr * New insurance written in Q2 remains steady at $12.5 bln Outlook * Essent Group ( ESNT ) emphasizes strong capital position for future shareholder returns Result Drivers * CREDIT STRENGTH - Co attributes Q2 results to continued strength in credit and...

(Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had opened an audit into 137,256 Kia America vehicles on Friday to assess the effectiveness of the automaker's remedy for defective piston oil rings in some Seltos and Soul models. In February, Kia America launched a recall of the said Seltos and Soul vehicles, model year 2021-2023, over concerns that piston...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...