March 9 (Reuters) - Standard Lithium ( SLI ) said on Monday its joint venture with Norway's Equinor ( EQNR ) had signed its first binding offtake agreement to supply lithium carbonate from its southwest Arkansas project to commodities trader Trafigura. The joint venture, Smackover Lithium, will supply Trafigura with 8,000 metric tons per year of battery-grade lithium carbonate over...

NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Turkish state-run lender Halkbank and the U.S. Justice Department have reached a deferred prosecution agreement, the judge overseeing the long-running U.S. criminal case against the bank said in a court filing on Monday, without providing further details of the deal.  In the case, prosecutors had accused of fraud, money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly...

The visually striking Costa Rica–shot series marks another decisive step in BlackForge Distribution's fast-moving strategy to build a premium American platform for global vertical storytelling. LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackForge Distribution's flagship platform muVpix has secured international rights to the premium vertical micro-drama series Tides of Desire, continuing its rapid global expansion ahead of the platform's late-March launch and...

10:10 AM EDT, 03/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Hydreight Technologies ( HYDTF ) announced Monday its intention to make a normal course issuer bid to buy back for cancellation, up to 4.95-million of its issued and outstanding common shares, about 9.27% of its currently outstanding common shares and about 10.0% of 49-million which represents its public float. The company said the...