09:56 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Google's ( GOOG ) response in the fourth paragraph.) Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is facing an investigation from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority as the partnership may result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002,...

08:17 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sonic Automotive ( SAH ) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Thursday of $1.26 per diluted share, down from $2.02 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.43. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $3.49 billion, down from $ 3.64 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $3.55...

PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency said on Thursday it would introduce more flexible contract terms including increased downpayments to help improve cashflow in the European space industry. Director General Josef Aschbacher announced the move after an ESA council meeting, following a series of restructuring measures and losses among industrial suppliers. ...

09:07 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Ladder Capital ( LADR ) reported Q3 distributable earnings Thursday of $0.30 per diluted share, down from $0.31 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $0.27. Revenue, expressed as the sum of net interest income and other income, was $71 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, down from $79.7 million...