11:54 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sigma Lithium ( SGML ) faces increased uncertainty around production and liquidity following its decision to switch mining contractors and ongoing delays in securing new financing, BofA Securities said in a note Friday. Financing delays persist as Sigma's $300 million in prepayment deals remain unsigned and a $100 million loan from Brazil's BNDES...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Trade Representative on Friday announced the start of an investigation into China's implementation of a trade deal signed during President Donald Trump's first term. The initiation of this investigation underscores the Trump Administration's resolve to hold China to its Phase One Agreement commitments, protect American farmers, ranchers, workers, and innovators, and establish a more reciprocal trade...

11:57 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates to include a statement from a ConocoPhillips ( COP ) spokesperson in the last paragraph.) ConocoPhillips ( COP ) is set to lay off workers in Canada in November as part of the company's efforts to reduce its global workforce by up to a quarter by 2026, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a...

11:54 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tesla (TSLA) is in contact with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about its driver assistance mode dubbed Mad Max, which operates at higher speeds than other versions, Reuters reported Friday, citing the regulator. Tesla did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with...