PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - U.S.-based StoneX Group ( SNEX ) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire French grain brokerage Plantureux et Associes as it seeks to expand in agricultural commodity markets in Europe. The agreement also marks a further consolidation step for financial services firm StoneX ( SNEX ) after its $900 million deal last month to...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

11:57 AM EDT, 05/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto (RIO) and Codelco will jointly develop a copper mining district around their Nuevo Cobre project in northern Chile's Atacama region, Reuters said Monday, citing a statement from Codelco. The agreement establishes a joint committee and shared funding for preliminary studies over an initial 12-month period, with the option to extend. It...

OSLO, May 12 (Reuters) - Weight-loss and diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk will engage with the U.S. government over U.S. policy proposals to bring down prices, the Danish company said in a statement to news agency Ritzau on Monday. We agree that Americans need access to medicines at better prices, and we will continue to engage with policymakers to develop...