July 24 (Reuters) - The nine exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the spot price of ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, scooped up net inflows of $106 million on Tuesday as they began trading on U.S. stock exchanges, according to data from CF Benchmarks and several trading firms. The funds that pulled in most of those assets were sponsored by the...

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill to hold energy companies accountable if they are found by federal regulators to have colluded with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to raise oil prices. The bill, introduced by Senator Edward Markey and Representative Nanette Barragan, says that if any energy company is found by...

July 24 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips ( COP ) has signed an agreement to book capacity at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal in Belgium for 18 years, it said in a social media post on Tuesday, in a push to further its global portfolio. Under the terms of the deal, the company will be able to import and...

01:41 PM EDT, 07/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the union's response, and new information throughout.) Unionized hotel workers in four US cities could soon authorize a potential strike against Marriott International ( MAR ) , Hilton Worldwide ( HLT ) , Hyatt Hotels ( H ) and Omni Hotels & Resorts after contract talks failed, the employees' union said...