09:03 AM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI is seeking to stop India's largest media companies from joining a copyright infringement lawsuit that has been gathering steam, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing court filings. The lawsuit was launched by news agency ANI last year and several digital media outlets as well as book publishers have since...

09:01 AM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices rose off the lowest in nearly a month on Tuesday as protestors disrupted Libyan exports. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for March delivery was last seen up US$0.76 to US$73.93 per barrel, the highest since Jan.2, while March Brent crude was up US$0.72 to US$77.80. The rise comes as protesters in...

Synchrony Financial ( SYF ) shares are trading lower premarket on Tuesday. The company reported fourth-quarter net interest income that rose 2.8% year-over-year to $4.59 billion, beating the consensus of $4.46 billion. Higher interest and fees on loans drove net interest income growth. Net revenue rose 3.9% Y/Y to $3.801 billion, while net interest margin declined 9 basis points to 15.01% in the quarter. Period-end loan receivables...

08:58 AM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Chevron's ( CVX ) Chevron USA and investment firm Engine No. 1 said Tuesday that a new company will be formed that aims to power US-based data centers running on US natural gas. The companies said the joint development, in conjunction with GE Vernova ( GEV ) , is looking to deliver up...