LAS VEGAS, June 25 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) has no plans to expand into hard rock lithium mining and will stay focused on ways to extract the electric vehicle battery metal from salty brines found throughout the world, an executive said on Monday. We are focused on our core competencies, which is subsurface fluids, Patrick Howarth, head...

PARIS (Reuters) - ExxonMobil may need to suspend production at its Gravenchon refinery in northern France if striking workers continue to block access to the site, the oil major said on Tuesday. The refinery accounts for about 20% of France's refining capacity, the company's website showed. Blockades since Friday have prevented deliveries of goods and materials needed to maintain refinery...

02:41 PM EDT, 06/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Paramount Global ( PARAA ) is discussing potential international partnerships for its streaming television business and a deal could significantly transform the service, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing Co-Chief Executive Chris McCarthy. A tie-up could transform the scale of the service, make it profitable, drive long-term value and potentially serve as a model for...

Shares of Home Depot Inc. ( HD ) (are trading lower Tuesday afternoon following Pool Corporation ( POOL )'s announcement of revised 2024 earnings guidance, which highlights a significant slowdown in discretionary pool spending. What’s Going On: Pool Corporation ( POOL ), the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products, said demand for new pool construction...