HOUSTON, Feb 12 - Chevron ( CVX ) will lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce, the U.S. oil company said on Wednesday during an internal employee townhall meeting, according to a source familiar with the matter. ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Wednesday called for caution and said the South American country would seek dialogue with the United States after President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports. Speaking to reporters in Brasilia, Alckmin said that Brazil was open to dialogue and would reach out to the...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Major U.S. electric utility Exelon ( EXC ) increased its four-year capital investment plan by 10% to $38 billion, with the bulk of the spending aimed at bolstering and building new transmission lines, executives said on an earnings call on Wednesday. Many U.S. power companies have revised up capex plans over the past year as the...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron ( CVX ) will lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce, the U.S. oil company said on Wednesday during an internal employee town hall meeting, according to a source familiar with the matter.  The planned layoffs come as the company has said it is targeting $3 billion in cost cuts through 2026 from leveraging technology,...