May 28 (Reuters) - Scott Sheffield, the former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, has requested the US Federal Trade Commission to vacate its order that barred his inclusion in Exxon Mobil's ( XOM ) board and dismiss the proceeding without further action, according to a filing from Sheffield's legal counsel. ...

Bitfarms Ltd ( BITF ) shares are trading higher Tuesday after Riot Platforms Inc ( RIOT ) announced that it made a proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining company and accumulated a 9.25% stake. What Happened: Riot said it sent a proposal to Bitfarms’ board to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Bitfarms...

11:02 AM EDT, 05/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Viking Holdings ( VIK ) new ship orders should increase top-line growth with current scale advantages from harnessing the firm's direct marketing model, Morgan Stanley said in a note Tuesday. The company's direct marketing model results in margin expansion and stronger bottom-line growth, the note added. Moreover, high operating leverage and macro sensitivity...

11:06 AM EDT, 05/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- TAG Oil ( TAOIF ) said Tuesday it completed the initial flow-back operation at the BED4-T100 horizontal well in Egypt. The company has mobilized the workover rig to the T100 well location to swap the 4 1/2 frac tubing with 3 1/2 production tubing, install a jet pump for artificial lift, and put...