MBANKOMO, Cameroon, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Cameroon surpassed its annual target of 300,000 metric tons of cocoa for the first time in the 2024/2025 season, marking a significant milestone for the world's fifth-largest producer, the Central African country's trade minister said on Thursday. Speaking at the launch of the 2025/2026 cocoa season in Mbankomo, near the capital Yaounde, Trade Minister...

10:41 AM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- GFL Environmental ( GFL ) said Thursday that Green Infrastructure Partners has entered into a deal with Energy Capital Partners-managed funds to recapitalize its business at an enterprise value of 4.25 billion Canadian dollars ($3.09 billion). At closing, Green Infrastructure Partners will get gross proceeds of CA$775 million, about CA$585 million of which...

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,...

10:38 AM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Snap (SNAP) announced plans for a private offering of $500 million in unsecured senior notes due 2034. Net proceeds will be used in part to repurchase portions of outstanding convertible senior notes across four tranches due 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030, the company said Thursday in a statement. Remaining net proceeds may be...