08:48 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices rose early on Friday, but remained firmly rangebound ahead of the U.S. presidential election as supply remains robust and Chinese demand remains light. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for December delivery was last seen up US$0.60 to US$70.73 per barrel, while December Brent crude, the global benchmark, also rose US$0.60 to...

09:13 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Despegar.com ( DESP ) said Friday it is collaborating with Karisma Hotels & Resorts to license its AI travel assistant Sofia to Karisma's chatbot system. Through this collaboration Karisma will be able to offer seamless, personalized assistance in travel planning and booking, the company said. Financial details of the collaboration were not disclosed....

Align Technology, Inc. ( ALGN ) shares are trading higher by 3% to $223.00 Friday morning after the company announced plans to repurchase $275 million of its common stock as part of a $1 billion stock repurchase program approved in January 2023. What Else: CFO John Morici highlighted that this buyback reflects confidence in the company’s financial strength and growth...

08:46 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- While Canadian retail sales Friday posted a further solid headline gain in August, the advance was largely driven by often volatile auto sales and core measures looked much less impressive, said CIBC. The 0.4% month-over-month headline gain was close to the consensus forecast of 0.5%, and followed a 0.9% advance in the prior...