01:27 PM EDT, 07/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with details throughout.) The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to block Tempur Sealy International's ( TPX ) $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm, the regulator said Tuesday. The Commission voted 5-0 to challenge the deal, saying it would give Tempur Sealy ( TPX ) the ability and incentive to suppress competition...

01:30 PM EDT, 07/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- IperionX ( IPX ) and Aperam Recycling's American entity, ELG Utica Alloys, have struck a deal for a titanium processing and product manufacturing program, according to a Tuesday statement. IperionX ( IPX ) will use its titanium technologies to upcycle up to 12 metric tons of titanium scrap produced from the consumer electronics...

July 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would revoke the regulation that authorized the use of brominated vegetable oil in food items, effective Aug. 2, as it was no longer safe. BVO is a chemical ingredient containing bromine, which is found in fire retardants. Small quantities of BVO are used legally in some...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil refiner CVR Energy, controlled by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, has submitted a binding offer in an ongoing auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum, according to three people familiar with the matter. Icahn controls about 66% of shares in CVR, based in Sugar Land, Texas. CVR operates two U.S. refineries, the 115,000 barrel-per-day...