Meiji, Lactalis, Saputo, Warburg may bid in Fonterra’s $2.4 billion sale, sources say

By Kane Wu, Scott Murdoch and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Companies including Japan’s Meiji, French group...

Rio Tinto has not fulfilled core pledge five years on from Juukan, Aboriginal group says

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rio Tinto has not modernised its agreement with an Aboriginal group on whose lands it...

Apple violated antitrust ruling over App Store practices, US judge finds

-- A U.S. federal judge ruled that Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) violated a 2021 court injunction intended to increase...

S&P cuts Woodside’s credit outlook to ’negative’ after LNG investment decision

(Reuters) -S&P Global Ratings revised the credit outlook for Australia’s Woodside (OTC:WOPEY) to "negative" from "stable" on...

Asia stocks: Japan firms after BOJ stands pat; Australia flat amid RBA cut bets

-- Most Asian stock markets were closed on Thursday, while Japanese shares rose after the Bank of Japan kept interest...

Australia’s Platinum in talks to be swallowed up by L1 Capital

By Scott Murdoch and Rajasik Mukherjee SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian fund manager Platinum Asset Management said on Thursday it...

Students sue Texas university, governor over Gaza protest arrests

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Four current and former University of Texas at Austin students sued the college and Texas Governor Greg...

Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most powerful AI model to date

-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) ​unveiled its most advanced AI model to date, Nova Premier, at the AWS reInvent conference,...

US approves $425 million Patriot equipment and support sale to Kuwait, Pentagon says

Woolworths posts modest Q3 sales growth despite cost-of-living pressures

-- Woolworths (ASX:WOW) reported a 3.2% rise in third-quarter sales on Thursday, driven by strong eCommerce growth...