Shares of autonomous driving company Pony AI Inc ( PONY ) are surging this week, driven by reports of a potential takeover deal involving Uber Technologies Inc ( UBER ) and its co-founder, Travis Kalanick. The preliminary talks would reportedly result in Kalanick running Pony AI, though financial details and Uber’s ultimate role remain unclear. What Else: This news compounded...

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,...

11:29 AM EDT, 06/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- RBC Capital Markets on Friday said investor interest in gold equities remains healthy and growing, although not as overheated as in April. RBC said its gold team recently completed marketing across London and the East Coast in US and Canada. It also hosted various conversations across Global Mining Conference in New York Across...

11:26 AM EDT, 06/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Yorkville Acquisition (YORK) shares rose in their Nasdaq debut Friday after the company priced its initial public offering of 15 million units at $10 apiece. Each unit comprised one class A common share and one-third of a whole redeemable warrant, the company said. The shares were up 7% to $10.70 in recent trading...