Aug 13 (Reuters) - Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms ( RIOT ) said on Tuesday it has increased its stake in rival Bitfarms ( BITF ) to 18.9%. (Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru) ...

CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Projectiles launched in the direction of a U.S. airbase in a gas field in Syria's Deir al-Zor province did not hit the facility, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Earlier, a security source told Reuters that Iran-backed militia targeted the base with six shells, all of which fell in the vicinity of the U.S. base,...

06:05 PM EDT, 08/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Allstate ( ALL ) said Tuesday it signed an agreement to sell all of the shares of its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries for $2 billion in cash to StanCorp Financial Group. American Heritage Life Insurance and American Heritage Service comprise Allstate's ( ALL ) employer voluntary benefits business, according to a regulatory filing. The...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - General Motors ( GM ) has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the automaker of installing technology on more than 14 million vehicles to collect data about drivers, which it then sold to insurers and other companies without drivers' consent. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday's lawsuit arose from a probe announced...