Oct 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening higher, with futures up 0.29%. * RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto is in talks to buy lithium producer Arcadium Lithium ( ARLTF ), both companies confirmed on Monday, with the global miner pouncing following a slump in prices for the ultralight metal essential to the world's shift to clean energy....

12:24 PM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets closed mixed in Friday trading as The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.45%, Germany's DAX was up 0.55% France's CAC rose 0.85%, the FTSE in London was off 0.02%, and the Swiss Market Index was down 0.13%. The European Commission said Friday that the EU voted in favor of imposing...

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Friday. The Dow traded up 0.37% to 42,165.39 while the NASDAQ rose 0.77% to 18,056.62. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.46% to 5,726.34. Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Phillips 66 Stock Ahead Of Q3 Earnings...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday after posting their steepest weekly rise in over a year last week as oversupply concerns amid softer demand countered the worries of a wider Middle East war disrupting exports in the key producing region. Brent crude futures fell 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $77.74 per barrel by 0435 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate...