FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Serbia will give Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Stellantis ( STLA ) the opportunity to purchase lithium for car batteries as the nation prioritises European over Chinese carmakers, its president said. The EU needs lithium and we want to strengthen our ties with the EU, President Aleksandar Vucic told German daily Handelsblatt in an interview published on Thursday. German...

04:07 AM EDT, 07/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pinnacle Financial Partners ( PNFP ) said late Wednesday that Charissa Sumerlin will take over as its chief credit officer with immediate effect, succeeding Harvey White, who served as interim chief credit officer following the death of Tim Huestis in late 2023. Sumerlin joined Pinnacle in 2018, and in June 2022, she became...

04:00 AM EDT, 07/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Clarivate ( CLVT ) said Thursday it has partnered with OhioLINK and SearchOhio to develop a library resource sharing consortial experience. The company said it would integrate OhioLINK, Ohio's academic library consortium, and SearchOhio, a consortium of Ohio public libraries, platforms for enhanced library services, operational efficiency and collaboration. The work on the...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 24% in May from a year earlier, Statistics Office data showed on Thursday, highlighting a continued downturn in demand in the construction and real estate industry. Germany's property sector, in its third year of decline, is undergoing its most severe slump in decades. Permits are an important indicator of future construction...