May 28 Reuters ConocoPhillips is in advanced talks to buy Marathon Oil in an allstock deal that could value the Houstonbased company at a little over its 15 billion market value, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday citing people briefed on the matter. Although a deal seemed to be imminent late on Tuesday night, there was still […]

May 29 Reuters United Parcel Service, the world39;s biggest parcel delivery firm, is in talks with several Indian state governments to make some of the tags used in tracking packages in the Asian country, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday. Semiconductor manufacturing is among Prime Minister Narendra Modi39;s key business agendas as he pursues […]

May 29 Reuters Britain39;s Pets At Home posted a lower annual profit on Wednesday, as inflationary pressures and lower purchasing power dented demand for discretionary pet accessories such as collars and bedding. Inflationweary pet owners have become more conservative with their spending on luxury items like expensive toys, hurting Pets At Home39;s performance at a time […]

May 28 Reuters Property firm China Evergrande Group said on Tuesday its liquidators have made only modest realisations of the company39;s assets and were now seeking investors for restructuring. The embattled developer39;s liquidity and other internal resources remain limited, a filing by the company showed. In view of the company39;s level of indebtedness and the challenges […]

SHANGHAI, May 28 Reuters China39;s BYD on Tuesday launched its latest generation of a plugin hybrid technology that achieves a record low fuel consumption of 2.9 litres per 100 km 62.1 miles on depleted batteries. BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu unveiled the technology while speaking at an event in Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province, the site […]

May 28 Reuters Meme stock GameStop soared 17 on Tuesday after the struggling videogame retailer said it had raised over 900 million from selling its shares during the market rally earlier this month. GameStop surged as much as nearly six times its value in the first two weeks of May, partly fueled by the online return of Roaring Kitty Keith […]