LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador has completed its second debt-for-nature swap, this time unlocking $460 million to protect and manage the forests and wetlands of its Amazon rainforest, NGO The Nature Conservancy said on Tuesday. By buying-back over $1.5 billion of its discounted existing bonds with cheaper new money, Ecuador will realise almost half a billion dollars of savings over a...

03:34 AM EST, 12/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Mark Zuckerberg, 10% Owner, Director, Chair of Board and Chief Executive Officer, on December 13, 2024, sold 35,921 shares in Meta Platforms ( META ) for $22,351,458. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Zuckerberg has control over a total of 542,229 shares of the company, with 542,229 controlled indirectly. SEC Filing:...

04:04 AM EST, 12/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tamboran Resources ( TBN ) said late Monday it and Daly Waters Energy have entered into binding agreements with APA Group by which APA will build, own and operate the Sturt Plateau Pipeline for the proposed Shenandoah South pilot project in Australia. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 23-mile pipeline will connect the...

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it has finalized $406 million in government grants to Taiwan's GlobalWafers to significantly increase production of silicon wafers in the United States. The funds for projects in Texas and Missouri will establish the first high-volume U.S. production of 300-mm wafers for advanced semiconductors and expand production of silicon-on-insulator...