09:23 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Baidu ( BIDU ) said Friday that it has priced $2 billion worth of exchangeable bonds due 2032. The company said the bonds will reference ordinary shares of Trip.com listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baidu ( BIDU ) said the initial exchange ratio of the bonds will be 1,107.0457 Trip.com shares...

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Friday it is ending collective bargaining for more than 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers that staff checkpoints at U.S. airports and other transportation hubs. The Homeland Security Department said the move will remove bureaucratic hurdles, while the union representing workers did not immediately comment. President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 forced...

09:20 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Natural gas prices fell for a second day early on Friday as milder spring weather lowers heating demand while a day-prior inventory report showed storage fell less than expected last week. Gas for April delivery was last seen down US$0.14 to US$4.17 per million British thermal units. In its weekly report released Thursday,...

09:20 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canada's convenience store and gas station operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ( ANCTF ) says it has held exploratory discussions with buyers for any US stores that would need to be divested to secure regulatory approval for a potential takeover of Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., Bloomberg has reported. Bloomberg noted Couche-Tard...