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Look who’s got a gig in one of the biggest lithium deals going. It’s Barrenjoey Capital Partners, now working alongside JPMorgan on behalf of Albemarle for the company’s $6.6 billion takeover offer lobbed at Liontown Resources.

Harmanpreet Kaur was the only Indian player to get picked in the WBBL overseas draft, being retained by Melbourne Renegades here on Sunday.

Animation fans, get ready for Young Love, a new series set to release in September! Based on the Academy Award-winning short film, Hair Love, Young Love revolves around Stephen, an African-American father, and his daughter Zuri. Actor Issa Rae, known for her role as an online hair «vlogger,» voices Zuri's mother, while Matthew A. Cherry takes on the role of Stephen. Cherry has also directed the short film along with Bruce W. Smith and Everett Downing Jr. Young Love is created by Cherry, who will also serve as the executive producer, alongside Carl Jones. The series boasts executive producers Karen Rupert Toliver and Monica A. Young from Blue Key's Entertainment, along with Carl Reed and David Steward II of Lion Forge Animation.

By Xie Yu, Clare Jim and Li Gu

(Reuters) — Canada's merger court asked the competition bureau to pay about C$13 million ($9.58 million) to Rogers (NYSE:ROG) Communications and Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR) for the lengthy court battle after its failed attempt to block the telecom firms' C$20-billion merger.

A court ordered Canada’s competition body to pay millions to Rogers Communications Inc., saying the country’s antitrust czar engaged in “unreasonable behaviour” in its legal challenge of the company’s takeover of a rival.

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A digital platform where college athletes can alert their administrations anonymously to improper or illegal conduct by coaches, teammates or others is expanding to allow them to report suspected gambling activity

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged London-based audit firm, Crowe U.K. LLP, its CEO, Nigel Bostock, and senior auditor, Matthew Stallabrass, concerning their deficient audit of the music streaming company, Akazoo Limited. The parties involved have agreed to settle the SEC's charges.

relay team caused a sensation at the World Athletics Championships here finishing second behind the United States in the semifinal heat, setting the Asian Record and qualifying for the final. As the contestants went into the final leg of the first semifinal in the men's 4x400m relay race on Saturday, there was a buzz in the stadium as India went neck-and-neck with the USA for the finish line. Though the USA team of Trevor Bassitt, Matthew Boling, Christopher Bailey and Justin Robinson eventually pulled ahead to win the heat in 2:58.47, India held on to second in an Asian Record of 2:59.05. The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal Variathodi and Rajes Ramesh came up with a superb race to set a new Asian record, dipping below 3 minutes. The Indian team improved on the previous mark of 2:29.51 set by Japan in last year's World Championship in Eugene, USA. On Saturday, India was followed by Great Britain and Botswana, both clocking 2:59.42.

Wisconsin Democrats are trying to prohibit the use of expensive, sham lawsuits to deter criticism by news outlets and members of the public

Finra arbitrators ordered Morgan Stanley to pay a senior investor $1.8 million for weighting too much of her portfolio in a single stock — WisdomTree Investments Inc.

By Safiyah Riddle

LPL Financial said Tuesday that Matthew Holbrook, a California advisor who had overseen about $385 million in client assets at UnionBanc Investment Services, has affiliated with its employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial.

Montana Bridges, have been reported missing, prompting an Amber Alert in Michigan. The infants were abducted on Monday morning by two unidentified Black women, media reports said. Michigan State Police have revealed that the suspects fled the scene in a black Jeep Cherokee with chrome trim around the passenger windows, bearing the license plate EHD1130. The vehicle was last spotted near the Quality Inn on Plymouth Road, between Merriman and Middlebelt roads. The Amber Alert was officially issued at 5:54 a.m. According to the grandmother of the twins, Lolita Vann, the incident unfolded as the family was staying in a hotel due to a recent break-in at their home. Vann explained that a woman had contacted her daughter through Facebook, offering assistance with diapers and other resources as she was a new mother. The woman visited the hotel the previous night to provide gift cards for essentials. However, when the mother briefly left the room to use a vending machine, she returned to find the twins missing, the reports said. Authorities are actively seeking information regarding the whereabouts of the missing twins. Individuals with any relevant information are urged to contact the Livonia police at 734-466-2470, extension 2, or call 911. Police advise against approaching the suspected vehicle and instead recommend contacting law enforcement immediately.

Matthew Nicholls, the former co-head of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, has reappeared at Wilsons as head of private wealth advice.

The New Zealand Breakers – the privately owned, Auckland-based club – appears to be on the radar of investors as the team goes toe-to-toe with the Sydney Kings for the top spot in the National Basketball League.

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews

Mumbai, August 17, 2023: One Point One Solutions, a Business Process Management (BPM) service provider, has reported that its net profit in the June quarter was doubled to ₹4.32 crore as compared with ₹1.79 crore in the year-earlier period, up 141%. Total income during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 increased 14.81% to ₹40.24 crore, as compared with ₹35.05 crore a year ago. EBITDA was at ₹12.81 crore, as compared with ₹8.63 crore in the same period the year earlier, up 48.44%.

The declining political fortunes of the federal Liberal party — the latest polls suggest they trail the Conservatives by as much as 10 points — is good news. It suggests progressive fantasies about government spending, regulatory initiatives, social engineering and climate policy have finally run into the brick wall of reality. Slamming into a wall is of course painful, so the Liberals are doing their best to carry on denying reality. Their effort to do so is unlikely to continue fooling Canadians, however.