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(RTTNews) - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. agreed to pay $65 million to settle lawsuits filed by investors related to "Blackfish" documentary, which accused the firm of abusing its killer whales.

(RTTNews) - The Federal Trade Commission or FTC has ordered five major technology firms to hand over details about their previous acquisitions not reported to the antitrust agencies, for study purpose. The special orders were given to Alphabet Inc., including Google, as well as

(RTTNews) - Indian shares rose on Wednesday in tandem with their global peers amid hopes the coronavirus outbreak in China may be starting to plateau.

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the trend of falling interest rates in Turkey will continue after the central bank more than halved its policy rate since July last year.

A consortium consisting of Blackstone, Carlyle and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has made a roughly 16 billion euro ($17.5 billion) bid for Thyssenkrupp's elevator unit, two people familiar with the matter said.

Swiss elevator maker Schindler would embark on an all-out antitrust offensive in the courts to stall any deal to combine Thyssenkrupp's lift division with rival Kone, board member Alfred Schindler told Reuters.

(RTTNews) - European stocks rose on Wednesday to hover near a record high as a drop in the number of new coronavirus cases helped ease investor concerns surrounding its economic impact.

Rio Tinto on Wednesday said it may cut operations or shut down its aluminium smelter in Iceland, as it struggles to generate profits at the site because of tough conditions in the aluminium market and high power costs.

(RTTNews) - Shares of DaVita (DVA) touched a 52-week high of $89.65 on Feb. 11, and closed Tuesday's trading session at $88.50, up $5.75 or 6.95%. The stock has been trading in a range of $43.40 - $89.65 in the past one year. Trading volume soared to 3.18 million versus an avera

(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks eked out modest gains on Wednesday amid hopes the coronavirus outbreak in China may be starting to plateau.

European shares hit a record high for the second straight session on Wednesday, as a drop in new coronavirus cases prompted buying in China-focused stocks, even as investors remained wary of the epidemic's economic impact.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks advanced on Wednesday as anxiety ebbed over the spread of a deadly virus in mainland China and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress that the U.S. economy is in a good place, despite a potential threat from the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Britain, the United States and Turkey were on Wednesday formally asked to arrest senior officials from the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of carrying out war crimes and torture in Yemen, three sources told Reuters.

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Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz, key members of the United States' World Cup-winning side, were named among the five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - Kosmos Energy (KOS,KOS.L) said that it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with BP Gas Marketing Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP plc.

(RTTNews) - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc (RTNTF, RIO, RIO.L, RTPPF) announced Wednesday that it will conduct a strategic review of its unit ISAL smelter in Iceland.

(RTTNews) - Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (RDY) announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy select business divisions of Wockhardt Limited for a consideration of Rs.1850 Crores.

Britain's regulator Ofcom will make social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter responsible for harmful content on their platforms, the BBC said on Wednesday.