11:37 AM EDT, 08/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Pure Storage ( PSTG ) shares rose 28% in recent Thursday trading following better-than-expected Q2 results and a UBS price target boost to $55 from $50 The company reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $0.43 per share, down from $0.44 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.39. Revenue for...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Wood Group said on Thursday the UK takeover panel has extended the deadline for a takeover bid by Dubai-based Sidara to August 29. Earlier this week, Sidara lowered its proposal for the oilfield services and engineering firm following a probe into Wood Group's operation by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. Wood has been fielding buyout offers...

* Anthropic faced potential liabilities in the billions due to piracy ruling * OpenAI, Microsoft ( MSFT ), Meta battling similar lawsuits * Fair use defense remains contentious in AI copyright cases By Blake Brittain Aug 27 (Reuters) - Anthropic's class action settlement with a group of U.S. authors this week was a first, but legal experts said the case's...

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The cautious optimism that Manchester United ( MANU ) took into the new season after marquee summer signings has evaporated even before the end of August and once again manager Ruben Amorim finds himself under an intense spotlight. One point from their opening two Premier League games means that since taking over from Erik ten...