NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Aquarian Holdings is in advanced talks to buy U.S. life insurance and annuity provider Brighthouse Financial ( BHF ) for roughly $70 per share, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The proposed price is significantly above where Brighthouse closed trading on Thursday, at $45.26 per share, which gave the company a...

(Reuters) -Striking workers at Boeing Defense voted 90% to approve a four-year contract proposal from union leadership that management has already refused to consider, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced Friday. IAM leadership said Boeing ( BA ) can end the 46-day-long strike today by accepting the offer. Our members have spoken loudly - we are ready...

12:38 PM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details in the fourth paragraph and BlackRock ( BLK ) reply in the fifth paragraph.) BlackRock ( BLK ) and Vanguard have sharply reduced the number of meetings with company executives this year amid new guidance that makes it harder to discuss subjects such as climate change and diversity, Reuters...

12:42 PM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rocky Shore Gold ( CNOBF ) on Friday said it upsized a non-brokered private placement to $2.5 million, up from its initial $1.5-million target due to higher demand. The offering consists of common-share units and flow-through shares priced at $0.05 each. Proceeds from the flow-through shares will be earmarked for exploration and advancement...