Feb 18 (Reuters) - Southstone Minerals Ltd: * SOUTHSTONE MINERALS LTD - AGREED TO ACQUIRE ALL ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING SECURITIES OF AFRIUM * SOUTHSTONE MINERALS LTD- PROPOSED DEAL FOR 20 MILLION SOUTHSTONE COMMON SHARES Source text: Further company coverage: ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday by a 51-45 vote to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee Howard Lutnick, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, to run the Commerce Department. The Commerce Department, which has 47,000 employees, is responsible for U.S. export controls, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, weather forecasting, fisheries, economic data and...

(Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications reported a 22% rise in its third-quarter underlying net profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong contributions from its Australian telecom unit Optus. Revenue from Australian telecom unit Optus, the company's top revenue generator, rose 3% to S$1.86 billion ($1.39 billion). The company also benefited from the strong performance of India's Bharti Airtel, which reported a nearly...

05:46 PM EST, 02/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Star Bulk Carriers ( SBLK ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $0.34 per diluted share, down from $0.73 a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.36. Time charter equivalent revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 rose to $216.8 million from $191.9 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet...