07:51 AM EDT, 04/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rogers Communications ( RCIAF ) said Friday it has signed a definitive agreement for a 7 billion Canadian dollars ($4.94 billion) equity investment from Blackstone (BX) and certain Canadian institutional investors. The investment will give Blackstone a 49.9% ownership share and 20% voting rights in a new Rogers unit that will hold a...

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,...

BP p.l.c ( BP ). shares are trading lower premarket on Friday. The company disclosed that its board has begun the process of selecting a new chair following Helge Lund's decision to step down. The succession process, led by Dame Amanda Blanc as senior independent director with board support, aims to ensure a smooth transition. The selected candidate will join...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions on Friday as part of its response to President Donald Trump's tariff package, potentially cutting the U.S. off from critical minerals vital to everything from smartphones to electric car batteries. China produces around 90% of the world's refined rare earths, a group of 17 elements used across the...