WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major said on Tuesday it was awarded a $12.5 million contract to build out production and testing for new solid fuel rocket engines. The award, though small, is part of a bigger effort by the Pentagon to increase the number of rocket makers as stockpiles dwindle from supplying Ukraine and...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings' ( SVNDF ) new status as a company core to national security would not raise additional hurdles to a potential buyout. Seven & i ( SVNDF ), the owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores which recently rejected a $38.5 billion buyout offer from...

(Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday offered few details about a new cryptocurrency business that the Republican former president, his family and associates unveiled in a live event on X Spaces. Trump engaged in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on the second apparent assassination attempt against him on Sunday and his shift from being a cryptocurrency skeptic to embracing it....

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Chinese home appliances maker Midea Group rose by up to 9.5% on its trading debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising nearly $4 billion in the city's largest share offering in almost four years, bolstering hopes for a revival in large Chinese issuances. Midea, also listed in Shenzhen, priced its shares at HK$54.80 each in its Hong...