SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Uber ( UBER ) has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to settle a lawsuit brought by Australian taxi operators and drivers, who say they lost income when the ride-hailing company moved into the country, a law firm said on Monday. The settlement is Australia's fifth-largest, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers said in a statement. The...

HOUSTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Venture Global LNG said on Sunday it would acquire a fleet of nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport vessels, expanding its ability to sell and ship its own cargoes. Venture Global has exported hundreds of cargoes since it started liquefying gas for export in 2022 from the first of its three planned facilities in Louisiana....

08:01 PM EDT, 03/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Private equity firm Advent International is in advanced talks to buy Nuvei ( NVEI ), a Canadian payments technology company that has received financial backing from actor Ryan Reynolds, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. A deal could be announced soon, said the source, who asked not to be...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Uber ( UBER ) has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178.3 million) to settle a lawsuit in Australia brought by taxi operators and drivers, who alleged they lost income when the ride-hailing company moved into the country, a law firm said on Monday. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the class action in 2019 in the Supreme Court of...