Rio Tinto Plc ( RIO ) shares are trading higher premarket on Monday after it finalized joint venture agreements with Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) to advance the Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert. According to the deal, Rio Tinto will remain responsible for the ongoing development and operation of the Winu project. In return, Sumitomo Metal Mining...

09:08 AM EDT, 05/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Darling Ingredients ( DAR ) said Monday it signed a non-binding term sheet with Tessenderlo Group to merge their collagen and gelatin businesses into a joint venture named Nextida, with no initial cash investment required from either party. The company said it will hold an 85% majority stake in Nextida, while Tessenderlo will...

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,...

09:13 AM EDT, 05/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NRG Energy ( NRG ) on Monday agreed to acquire a portfolio of power assets from LS Power Equity Advisors in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12 billion, as the company aims to bolster its generation capacity. The portfolio includes 18 natural gas generation facilities across nine states, totaling roughly 13 gigawatts....