SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian fuel retailer Vibra began talks with conglomerate Cosan ( CSAN ) to buy Cosan's ( CSAN ) lubricants arm, Moove, news outlet Brazil Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The talks were sparked by a minority shareholder, European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, expressing interest in selling its stake, Brazil Journal...

(Reuters) -Railroad operator Union Pacific is exploring a deal to buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern, the Wall Street Journal reported, in a merger that would bolster the industry leader's heft and likely draw intense regulatory scrutiny. Norfolk's shares rose 4.5% in extended trading on Thursday. The talks were at an early stage and there was no guarantee they would result...

July 17 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) has hired Apple ( AAPL ) artificial intelligence researchers Mark Lee and Tom Gunter for its Superintelligence Labs team, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as it intensifies its pursuit for top AI talent. The social media giant is among several technology companies that have struck high-profile deals and doled out multi-million-dollar...

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,...