SYDNEY, Oct 6 Reuters Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart raised her stake again in lithium producer Liontown Resources, giving her enough leverage to possibly block U.S. miner Albemarle Corp39;s 4.3 billion proposed takeover of the company. Australia39;s richest person raised her stake to 16.7, becoming Liontown39;s largest shareholder, her company Hancock Prospecting said on Friday. Hancock welcomes […]

Reuters Futures contracts tied to bonds issued by the European Union look increasingly likely to be launched next year as the bloc39;s outstanding debt grows, an EU official said on Thursday, a step that would significantly boost trading in these securities. The EU has become one of the world39;s biggest bond issuers in less than […]

Oct 6 Reuters U.S. gasoline prices are heading south and may hit 3 a gallon in many places in coming weeks with crude oil futures down 10 a barrel over economic fears and eroding demand. The drop in gasoline prices could benefit consumers and cool inflation. But it also may be a sign of economic […]

Oct 6 Reuters British drugmaker GSK on Friday said it raised 885.6 million pounds 1.08 billion from a stake sale in Haleon, bringing down its shareholding to 7.4 in the world39;s largest standalone consumer healthcare firm. The sale of 270 million shares at 328 pence apiece, represented a discount of about 2.5 to Haleon39;s last close […]

LONDON, Oct 6 Reuters British house prices fell at the fastest pace since 2009 over the 12 months to September, data from mortgage lending Halifax showed on Friday, echoing other measures of the housing market which have cooled after a jump in interest rates. Halifax said house prices were 4.7 lower last month than in […]

JAKARTA, Oct 6 Reuters Indonesia aims to unveil its 20 billion energy transition investment plan next month, an official said on Friday, days before the United Nations COP28 climate summit as Jakarta tries to resolve issues on funding and energy mix for the initiative. Officials had initially planned to launch the Just Energy Transition Partnership […]