09:13 AM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher premarket Thursday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was advancing 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) was up 0.2% recently. McCormick ( MKC ) shares were up nearly 5% after the company reported higher fiscal Q2 net...

09:12 AM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Reitar Logtech Holdings ( RITR ) said Thursday it entered a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Rich Harvest Agricultural Produce that outlines their intent to explore blockchain collaboration opportunities. The parties intend to explore blockchain traceability system development, digital payment integration and smart cold chain integration, the company said. The company said that...

LONDON (Reuters) -Pearson has entered a multi-year partnership with Alphabet's Google cloud service, providing students with AI learning tools that also make teachers' jobs easier, the British education company said on Thursday. The tie-up will focus on creating personalised learning tools powered by Google's advanced artificial intelligence models for students in primary and secondary school. The tools will adapt to...

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,...