RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's mines and energy minister asked Petrobras Chief Executive to have the state-run oil firm consider a new cut in the average price of diesel sold to distributors in Brazil, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. Minister Alexandre Silveira cited to CEO Magda Chambriard the recent price drop in oil...

April 7 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Monday and maintained its full-year forecast, betting on steady demand for its denims and a diverse supply chain to navigate an escalating trade war that has hit footwear and apparel retailers. The company has seen demand for wide-legged and skinny jeans hold up - a trend in line with...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

04:15 PM EDT, 04/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) will invest 6.4 billion reais ($1.09 billion) to expand its manufacturing capacity in Brazil, Reuters reported Monday, citing CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen. The investment will support increased production of treatments for obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases at the company's facility in Minas Gerais. Construction is underway on...