SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks made their biggest gains in a month on Thursday, while the dollar took a breather and bond markets steadied as investors stepped back to assess the interest rate outlook. Oil found support following its sharpest fall in two-and-a-half months on demand worries and the lack, so far, of an obvious Israeli or U.S. response to Iran's...

April 18 (Reuters) - Lithium Americas ( LAC ) said early on Thursday that it would raise $275 million to accelerate construction and development of the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada. The company will sell 55 million shares for $5 per share, Lithium Americas ( LAC ) said, a month after the U.S. unveiled plans to lend it $2.26...

April 18 (Reuters) - Alchemy Copyrights: * RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FOR HIPGNOSIS * UNDER TERMS OF ACQUISITION, SCHEME SHAREHOLDERS WILL RECEIVE: FOR EACH SCHEME SHARE US$1.16 IN CASH * CASH CONSIDERATION VALUES ENTIRE ISSUED AND TO BE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF HIPGNOSIS AT APPROXIMATELY US$1,402.7 MILLION * RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FOR HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED BY CONCORD CHORUS LIMITED...

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - AJ Bell reported record assets under administration of 80.3 billion pounds ($100.23 billion) on Thursday, up 5% in the three months to end-March and 17% higher than the same period in 2023, pointing to signs of rebounding sentiment among investors. The British investment platform business also said customer numbers increased by 19,000 in the quarter,...