BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Monday designated Apple's ( AAPL ) operating system for iPads as a gatekeeper under the bloc's landmark tech rules subject to strict obligations aimed at ensuring a level playing field for rivals and more choices for users. The European Commission said its investigation found that iPadOS constitutes an important gateway for...

NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Chinese shoppers are spending a little more on diapers and some Colgate toothpastes, according to executives at the makers of these products, even as consumers fret about the country's property crisis and faltering economy. China's economic slump after the pandemic has weighed on sales at consumer packaged goods companies, who had targeted the world's...

06:01 AM EDT, 04/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BHP Group ( BHP ) is considering a revised offer for Anglo American after its initial all-stock offer worth $39 billion was rejected on Friday, Reuters reported Monday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. BHP is engaged in ongoing internal discussions on a revised bid for rival mining company Anglo American...

06:04 AM EDT, 04/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- F5 (FFIV) has historically offered longs a better trading opportunity in its post-earnings after-hours and regular session trade. FFIV has seen an after-hours earnings-driven gain in 43 of the 79 quarters we've tracked in our database over the last 20 years and 26 times recorded a more aggressive upside move in next-day regular...