01:41 PM EDT, 06/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details in the third and fourth paragraphs, and attempt to reach out to the companies in the fifth paragraph.) Shell (SHEL) has emerged as the frontrunner to buy the assets of Pavilion Energy in a deal that would boost the energy company's liquefied natural gas activities, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing...

June 12 (Reuters) - The head of the top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance on Wednesday called on lawmakers to adopt greater protections against the collection and use of consumers' data from payment processing and so-called buy-now-pay-later services. Rohit Chopra, director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivered his first testimony on Capitol Hill since a Supreme Court...

PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus on Wednesday highlighted the impact of growing trade tensions after Europe followed the United States in increasing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Asked to comment on a European Commission decision to impose extra duties of up to 38.1%, a spokesperson for the world's largest jetmaker did not comment directly on the move but said that...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is seeking additional details about a series incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles. In May, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an investigation after 22 reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws, or demonstrating other unexpected...