12:32 PM EDT, 09/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Halliburton ( HAL ) has been downsizing its workforce in recent weeks as the US oil sector faces rising costs and lower prices, Reuters reported Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The layoffs over several weeks resulted in at least three business units losing between 20% and 40% of workers, the...

Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russia published a list of locally developed social media, ride-hailing and other apps that it said would keep working during its mobile internet shutdowns - blackouts that have often been ordered to disrupt Ukrainian drone attacks. The list issued on Friday included online government services, marketplaces, the Mir electronic payment system and state-backed messenger MAX. It...

12:43 PM EDT, 09/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Fitness Champs Holdings ( FCHL ) shares rose 12% in recent Friday trading after the company completed its $8 million initial public offering, selling 3.75 million ordinary shares at $4 apiece. The Singapore-based aquatic sports education provider said Friday it sold 2 million shares, while 1.75 million were offered by selling stockholders. The...

12:40 PM EDT, 09/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Northisle Copper and Gold ( NTCPF ) on Friday said it is making changes to its senior leadership. Kevin O'Kane will step in as Chief Operating Officer in addition to continuing as a non-independent director. With over 40 years of experience in the mining industry, chief executive Sam Lee said His decades of...