09:06 AM EDT, 03/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oracle's (ORCL) contract with the US Department of Defense, supported by Leidos ( LDOS ) , will be terminated as part of the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Oracle in 2019 said its cloud HR software was chosen by the department to manage...

09:06 AM EDT, 03/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) said Thursday it is launching a new Friends tab on Facebook that will display only the latest content from users' friends instead of showing any recommended content. The social media company said the feature is rolling out in the US and Canada and will include friends' stories, reels,...

09:00 AM EDT, 03/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto (RIO) has held discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo about developing the Roche Dure hard rock lithium deposit, which is one of the biggest in the world, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Rio Tinto did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires....

09:01 AM EDT, 03/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian monthly real gross domestic product rose 0.4% month over month, one tick above the consensus expectation, said Desjardins after Friday's data. That strength came primarily from the oil and natural gas sector, although goods-producing industries more broadly posted the fastest pace of growth since October 2021, noted the bank. The retail sector...