JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Microsoft will invest an additional 5.4 billion rand ($296.81 million) in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in South Africa, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said on Thursday. Smith also said at an event in Johannesburg that the world's biggest software maker would pay for technical certification exams for 50,000 individuals in high-demand digital skills. Microsoft announced...

* Disagreements over pricing and payment main sticking point * First time U.S. diplomat officially attends talks * Trump administration piling pressure on Iraq (Changes headline, recasts after meeting ends with no agreement) By Ahmed Rasheed and Maha El Dahan BAGHDAD/DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - Talks on resuming Iraqi oil flows to Turkey that have been halted for two years...

09:56 AM EST, 03/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Redfin (RDFN) said Thursday that pending home sales in the United States fell 6.4% year on year in the four weeks ending March 2. The real estate company said that it is the second-biggest decline since November 2023. It attributed sluggish sales to a 3.2% rise in US home sale prices, with average...

Interactive Strength Inc. ( TRNR ) shares were surging higher in early Thursday trading after the company inked a non-binding letter of intent and exclusivity agreement to acquire connected-fitness equipment company for an undisclosed amount. The deal strengthens TRNR's growth strategy by driving accretive acquisitions of high-potential businesses in the fragmented global health and wellness market. Interactive Strength ( TRNR...