March 31 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) launched two new Ray-Ban prescription smart glasses on Tuesday, expanding its offerings in an area that has become one of the few breakthrough successes in the race for artificial intelligence-powered gadgets. The new glasses, which are available for pre-order in the U.S. starting at $499, will broaden options for prescription eyewear...

LISBON, March 31 (Reuters) - Estimates of contingent resources at Namibia's Mopane offshore field, operated by Galp , have risen 57% to 1.38 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) after recent appraisal drilling, Canadian shareholder Sintana Energy ( SEUSF ) said. Contingent resources are considered potentially recoverable, but remain subject to technical, economic and other contingencies. Sintana said in a...

09:27 AM EDT, 03/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Perpetua Resources ( PPTA ) said Tuesday that the board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (U.S. EXIM) unanimously agreed to notify the U.S. Congress of a proposed US$2.7 billion senior secured long-term loan to advance Perpetua's Stibnite gold project in Idaho. A statement noted the proposed total comprises a direct...

09:26 AM EDT, 03/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with BlackRock's ( BLK ) response to a request for comment in the last paragraph.) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's broker at Morgan Stanley ( MS ) contacted BlackRock ( BLK ) in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment in its Defense Industrials Active ETF shortly before the US launched military...