Aug 29 (Reuters) - PPG Industries ( PPG ) will sell its silica products business to Polish chemical company QEMETICA for $310 million, the paints and coatings maker said on Thursday. The company had said in January it was exploring strategic alternatives for its silica business, which represented between 1% and 2% of its total net sales in 2023. This...

10:05 AM EDT, 08/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Accenture ( ACN ) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unit Google Cloud said Thursday they are expanding their investments in generative AI-related services and cybersecurity after 45% of their joint projects have moved from proof of concept to production. The companies said they are increasing investments in services to support the full lifecycle of...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Robinhood Markets ( HOOD ) . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this...

10:01 AM EDT, 08/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Randy Shefman, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, on August 28, 2024, sold 4,600 shares in Royal Gold ( RGLD ) for $645,426. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Shefman has control over a total of 7,430 shares of the company, with 7,430 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000156218024006546/xslF345X05/primarydocument.xml Price: 142.12,...