SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet's YouTube on Wednesday rolled out a $7.99 monthly subscription service that is ad-free for most videos, except music, to create a plan to compete more directly with offerings from Netflix and Disney. The Premium Lite plan is aimed at customers who rarely watch music videos or listen to music. YouTube is a major player in...

Visionary Holdings Inc ( GV ) shares are trading higher by 80% to $2.33 during Wednesday’s session after the company reached a financing consent letter worth $1 billion from Alfardan Group of Qatar to fund product R&D and the development of PEGASUS new energy vehicles. What To Know: Toronto-based Visionary has secured a $1 billion financing deal with Qatar's Alfardan Group to...

By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Family-owned candy giant Mars announced a eight-part investment-grade bond offering on Wednesday to help finance its takeover of Pringles maker Kellanova ( K ), according to a terms sheet, in what is expected to be one of the largest acquisition financing deals this year. Bank of America ( BAC ), BNP Paribas, Citigroup ( C/PN...

March 5 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) on Wednesday unveiled new MacBook Air models with latest M4 chip and artificial-intelligence features at a price $100 lower than the previous generation, as the company looks to spur sales and persuade customers to upgrade their devices. The base version of the new series of laptops with the 13-inch screen will be...