MILAN, June 23 (Reuters) - Italy's Eni said on Monday it signed a deal with Ares Management Alternative Credit funds worth around 2 billion euros ($2.30 billion) for the sale of a 20% stake in its retail and renewable unit Plenitude. The transaction, for which Mediobanca acted as Eni's financial adviser, gives Plenitude an equity value of 10 billion euros,...

* One customs broker handled 60% of vape shipments from China in 2024, FDA data show * Vast majority of Chinese vapes shipped to the US are mislabeled or disguised, customs data indicates * US importers and customs brokers are focus of raids by Customs and Border Protection By Emma Rumney, Kaylee Kang, Tom Polansek LONDON/NEW YORK/CHICAGO, June 23 (Reuters)...

* Economic pressures drive artisanal mining, impacting corporate operations * Rising gold prices fuel conflicts between industrial and informal miners * Miners are pressing governments for military support to defend mines By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila TARKWA, Ghana, June 23 (Reuters) - As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch...

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,...