03:21 PM EDT, 10/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- A BlackRock ( BLK ) and Fortress Investment Group-led consortium is reportedly exploring a bid for German life insurance consolidator Viridium Group, which could be valued at around 3 billion euros ($3.24 billion), Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Other interested parties include Blackstone (BX), Deutsche Bank's ( DB )...

Jayud Global Logistics Ltd ( JYD ): * ECHO CHENG REPORTS 11.0% PASSIVE STAKE IN JAYUD GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD AS OF OCT 21- SEC FILING Source text: Further company coverage: ...

(Reuters) - Sierra, a software startup co-founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, has raised $175 million in a new funding round led by Greenoaks Capital that gave it a $4.5 billion valuation, the company said on Monday.  The funding round comes less than a year after the public launch of the young AI startup by Taylor, one of the most...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday a new solicitation for up to 3 million barrels of oil for delivery to the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) from April 2025 through May 2025. To date, the Energy Department has secured over 190 million barrels for the SPR, the department said in a statement. ...