04:37 AM EST, 11/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Associated Banc-Corp ( ASB ) said Thursday it priced its public offering of 12 million common shares at $25 per share for gross proceeds of $300 million. Underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 1.8 million additional shares. Proceeds from the offering, which is set to close Nov. 18,...

(Refiles to fix formatting, no change to content of story) By Krystal Hu and Anna Tong (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for algorithms to think. A dozen AI scientists, researchers and investors told Reuters they believe...

PARIS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Oil and gas majors TotalEnergies, BP, Shell and Equinor ( EQNR ) pledged on Friday to invest $500 million to increase access to affordable energy, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, south and southeast Asia. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, where discussion has focused on raising...

04:44 AM EST, 11/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Ingredion ( INGR ) and Lantmannen said late Thursday they have entered a long-term collaboration to address European demand for sustainable pea protein isolates. The companies said Lantmannen will invest over 100 million euros ($105.7 million) in a Swedish plant, with construction expected to complete in 2027. The collaboration also includes various facets...