08:46 AM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil traded lower early on Thursday, falling off a five-week high after an unexpected rise in U.S oil inventories and despite fresh sanction threats on Russian supply from the Trump Administration. West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery was last seen down US$0.32 to US$69.68 per barrel, falling off the highest since June...

(Reuters) -Vulcan Materials posted second-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as weather disruptions slowed construction activity and weighed on demand for its construction materials. Demand for construction supplies have taken a hit from persistent inflation, which drove up operational costs for corporates. Higher borrowing costs also slowed construction spending. Despite weather challenges, our pricing discipline and...

08:47 AM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ATI (ATI) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.74 per share, up from $0.60 per share a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.71. Sales for the quarter ended June 29 was $1.14 billion, up from $1.10 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.16 billion. For fiscal Q3,...

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,...