04:44 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the stock movement in the headline and the second paragraph.) Confluent (CFLT) is considering a possible sale after attracting interest from tech companies and private equity firms, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Shares of the company gained nearly 20% in recent premarket activity Wednesday. The report...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--   FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Qube Research & Technologies Limited (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of...

By Sneha S K and Siddhi Mahatole (Reuters) -Peter Marks, the former top vaccine regulator who was ousted from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year, has joined Eli Lilly, the drugmaker told Reuters on Tuesday. Marks will oversee molecule discovery and infectious diseases at Lilly, starting this month. Peter's expertise strengthens our abilities across multiple areas, both...

BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Iraq and Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) will sign an agreement on Wednesday to manage, develop, and operate Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq, three Iraqi official sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The agreement will also include upgrading Iraqi oil export infrastructure in the south, and a profit sharing crude oil and...