By Ank, Kuipers PARAMARIBO, July 4 (Reuters) - Newmont ( NEM ), the world's largest listed gold miner, announced on Friday that it would lay off 10% to 15% of its workforce at its Merian mine in Suriname, citing production declines. Since 2021, gold production at Merian has declined 48% while operating costs have increased by 50%, challenges that have...

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,...

* Chevron ( CVX ) prepares severance option for Hess workers pending deal close * Companies still await outcome of arbitration case with Exxon * Chevron ( CVX ), Hess IT teams work to prepare integration By Sheila Dang HOUSTON, July 7 (Reuters) - Chevron ( CVX ) is laying the groundwork to swiftly close its planned acquisition of smaller...

11:55 AM EDT, 07/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Stewart Information Services' ( STC ) PropStream reported Monday the acquisition of Batch Leads and Batch Dialer, a lead generation and marketing platform for real estate people. The acquisition will unite PropStream's property data engine and marketing tools with Batch Leads' AI-driven tools and contact dialer, PropStream said. Price: 65.75, Change: -1.16, Percent...