11:45 AM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Shell (SHEL) is engaged in early talks to acquire rival BP (BP), The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Representatives from both companies are engaged in active talks, and BP is carefully considering the approach, the people reportedly told The WSJ. Shell and BP did not immediately reply...

June 25 (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management on Wednesday announced the launch of its largest active exchange-traded fund anchored by a $2 billion investment from an external institutional client. ...

QuantumScape Corp ( QS ) shares are trading higher Wednesday after the lithium-metal battery technology company said its Cobra separator process entered into baseline production. What Happened: Late Tuesday, QuantumScape ( QS ) announced it reached a milestone in the scale-up of its production capabilities through the integration of its Cobra separator into baseline cell production. QuantumScape’s Cobra helps increase production...

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,...