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France
Feb 11, 2026

France invests 50 million euros in Imerys Lithium project

Imerys announced that France would 'invest 50 million euro ($59.61 million) in a'minority stake' in Imerys lithium mine project. Other investors could join France in this country's...

China
Feb 11, 2026

Iron ore consumption in China is down after the top consumer releases weak data

Iron ore futures struggled to find direction on Wednesday, before erasing their?early gains. This was despite China, the world's largest consumer, offering financial support. The most-traded May...

Spain
Feb 11, 2026

Portugal's interior minister resigns due to storm response

Maria Lucia Amaral, the Portuguese Interior Minister, resigned amid criticism by opposition parties and communities over what they call a slow and ineffective response from authorities to...

France
Feb 11, 2026

TotalEnergies reports a 13% decline in profit for the fourth quarter due to lower oil and gas prices

TotalEnergies, a French oil major, reported a 13% decline in its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. This was slightly below expectations, as the company's soaring margins from refining...

Austria
Feb 11, 2026

Voestalpine profits narrowly miss forecasts due to European industrial downturn

Voestalpine missed its core 'profit expectations for nine months' on Wednesday. This was due to the continuing industrial downturn across Europe, and the persistent weakness of Europe's...

Germany
Feb 11, 2026

Siemens Energy profits nearly tripled on AI-driven demand of gas turbines and grids

Siemens Energy announced on Wednesday that its net profit had nearly tripled during the first quarter of its fiscal year. This was boosted by AI driven demand...

Australia
Feb 11, 2026

Stocks pause to catch their breath as the yen surges higher

On Wednesday, bond prices rose and stock market gains slowed after U.S. retail figures that were weaker than expected. Meanwhile, the yen's rally has continued and could...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

India's demand for oil has improved since tensions between the US and Iran.

The oil prices rose on Wednesday as a result of a heightened risk, despite the fact that U.S. Iran?talks remained tense. In addition, signs of easing surpluses,...

Ireland
Feb 11, 2026

James Hardie jumps on an increase in annual earnings forecast, and a positive third quarter

James Hardie Industries, a fibre?cement manufacturer in Australia, raised its yearly earnings forecast after exceeding analyst?estimates during the third quarter. This sent its Sydney listed shares up...

China
Feb 11, 2026

Iron ore prices rise after China's central Bank pledges monetary assistance

Iron ore futures continued to rise on Wednesday, after the central bank of top consumer China pledged financial assistance to boost domestic consumption. This was exemplified in...

Indonesia
Feb 11, 2026

President Prabowo asks Indonesia's top businessmen to create jobs during a meeting with them

According to a statement released on Wednesday, Indonesian President Prabowo met late Tuesday with 'five' of the country's leading businessmen, and asked them 'to work together' with...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Bloomberg News reports that Trump will direct the Pentagon to purchase coal to revitalize industry.

?U.S. Bloomberg News, citing an official at the White House, reported that President Donald Trump will direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to...

Taiwan
Feb 11, 2026

Stocks pause in their tracks as signs of US consumer softening are seen

Bonds rose and stock markets slowed on Wednesday due to softer than expected U.S. retail figures. Meanwhile, the rally in the yen extended and could be signaling...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Oil prices hold steady amid tensions between the US and Iran

The price of oil held steady on Tuesday, as the'market waited to see what direction it would take while U.S. - Iran talks?continued. Brent crude oil futures...

Taiwan
Feb 11, 2026

Stocks pause in their tracks as signs of US consumer softening are seen

Bonds rose and stock markets rebounded on Wednesday, despite softer than expected U.S. retail figures. Meanwhile, the rally in yen extended itself - perhaps signaling a change...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Li, China's Li, inspects rare-earth facilities and hints at US rivalry

Xinhua, the state news agency, reported that Premier Li 'Qiang', China's second highest official, visited rare earth facilities in southern province of Jiangxi, on Tuesday. The visit...

Brazil
Feb 11, 2026

Petrobras exports record amounts of oil in Q4 due to expansion of clients

Petrobras, the state-owned oil company in Brazil, posted record exports Tuesday of 1.2 million barrels per day?of crude oil and derivatives for its 'fourth quarter. This is...

Energy Markets
Feb 11, 2026

Stocks mixed, but world index reaches record high; Treasury yields drop

The major stock indexes on Tuesday were mixed, with the Dow and a world equity index reaching record highs, but other U.S. key indexes declined. Treasury yields...

Iran
Feb 11, 2026

Oil prices stable as tensions between Iran and the US and US data are eyed

The oil prices were not much different on Tuesday, as the market awaited news about diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S., the efforts to end Russia’s...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

US increases 'Buy America" requirements for government-funded EV charger stations

The U.S. Transportation Department announced on Tuesday that it is proposing to increase the 'American content' of federally-funded electric vehicle charging stations from a minimum of?55% up...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

White House: Trump will rescind auto regulations based on climate change findings

The White House announced on Tuesday that U.S. president Donald Trump plans to formalize a move on Thursday to overturn the legal basis of federal greenhouse gas...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Local regulators deny rezoning request for Pennsylvania data center development

The latest example of local opposition to the expansion of server warehouses in the U.S. is a county commission that denied Talen Energy's request on Tuesday to...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Solstice will increase US uranium production by 20% in response to growing nuclear demand

Solstice Advanced Materials announced on Tuesday that it would?increase production of uranium-hexafluoride?by about 20% at its Metropolis Works facility?in Illinois by 2026.?As increasing nuclear demand?strains?the U.S. fuel?supply?chain?....

Canada
Feb 11, 2026

Police say ten people were killed in a shooting that occurred in British Columbia province, Canada.

Canadian police reported that ten people, including the suspected shooter were found dead following a shooting on 'Tuesday in a town located in northeastern British Columbia. The...

Energy Markets
Feb 11, 2026

Stocks mixed, but world index hits new record; Treasury yields decline

The major stock indexes on Tuesday were mixed. A world equity index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and other U.S. key indexes all reached'record highs, but some...

Netherlands
Feb 11, 2026

Sources say that TotalEnergies has taken over Zeeland's refinery at 100% from its co-owner Lukoil.

Two sources familiar with the matter said that TotalEnergies, the French oil giant, has acquired the remaining 45% of Lukoil's stake in the Zeeland Refinery, located in...

Argentina
Feb 11, 2026

USDA increases outlook for Brazil's soy harvest

Due to favorable crop weather conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture increased its estimate of soybean production in Brazil for the 2025/26 year due on 'Tuesday. American...

Canada
Feb 11, 2026

The government claims that the alleged kidnappers of Mexican miners believed they were a rival group

The Mexican security minister stated on Tuesday that a group of ten miners who were kidnapped last month in northern Mexico may have been mistaken as members...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Executives at Codelco El Teniente Mine say production will remain lower for the next five years.

Claudio Sougarret, the mine's head, said on?Tuesday that production at Codelco’s El Teniente will be affected for?the next?five years. He said that the mine will produce 301,000...

Energy Markets
Feb 11, 2026

Stocks reach record highs, Treasury yields drop after US data

The major stock indices rose on Tuesday. A world equity index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached record highs. Treasury yields dropped after U.S. economic data...

Canada
Feb 11, 2026

TMX CEO says mining, foreign firms keeping Canada IPO interest strong

Toronto Stock Exchange operator TMX CEO stated that the IPO pipeline is strong in Canada with approximately 1,600?companies in various stages of listing, despite a U.S. Software...

United Kingdom
Feb 11, 2026

EU wheat prices stabilized after the fall with USDA data as a focus

The European wheat futures rose on Tuesday, despite a near-two-week low. This was due to a pause in the euro’s gains against dollar and?adjustments made by traders...

United Kingdom
Feb 11, 2026

Trading slows before the China holiday as inventories increase

Copper prices dropped on Tuesday as a result of rising inventories, muted trading and the Lunar New Year holiday in China (the world's largest metal consumer) that...

Slovakia
Feb 11, 2026

Central European leaders claim that the EU must lower its electricity prices in order to remain competitive.

The European Union needs to act to reduce electricity prices in order to protect the competitiveness and efficiency of its industries, said the Prime Ministers of Austria,...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

The UK's financial regulator is trying to block the crypto exchange HTX on social media

Regulator also asks that HTX Apps be removed from UK app store HTX released "illegal crypto promotional" despite warnings FCA cites HTX for its opaque structure and...

France
Feb 11, 2026

Union claims that workers at TotalEnergies La Mede refinery are seeking compensation for exposure to benzene.

The CGT union announced that more than?180 employees and subcontractors of French oil giant?TotalEnergies?' La Mede refinery near Marseille will file?complaints at a French labor court on...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Duke Energy increases its five-year capital spending plan to $103 Billion as more US data centres sign up

Duke Energy announced on Tuesday that it had increased its five-year investment?plan for power infrastructure to $100 billion. This is an 18% increase from the previous?iteration. It...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Trump to roll back regulations in a massive regulatory rollback, this week

This week, the administration of Donald Trump will overturn a scientific finding from Obama's time that "carbon dioxide is harmful to human health". The legal basis for...

Ukraine
Feb 11, 2026

Rosneft, a German oil refinery, warns against US sanctions

According to correspondence seen by, the management of a Russian owned oil refinery located in Germany privately warned Berlin that U.S. Sanctions were hurting their business and...

Scandinavia
Feb 11, 2026

Olympic Freestyle Skiing - Anthony and Laffont qualify for the moguls finals; Kauf qualifies in second place

The final of the Olympic freestyle ski'moguls' was held on Tuesday. Perrine Laffont, the 2018 winner from France and Australia’s Jakara Anthony, the defending Olympic champion made...

Colombia
Feb 11, 2026

Colombian economy expected to grow by 3% in last quarter of 2025

A poll released on Tuesday showed that Colombia's economy is likely to grow strongly in the 4th quarter of 2025, compared with the same period one year...

Brazil
Feb 11, 2026

N5X wants approval to establish Brazil's first energy-trading market

N5X CEO Dri Barbosa said that the company has applied to Brazil's central banks and securities regulator CVM in order to become "the country's very first exchange...

Africa
Feb 11, 2026

Diamond market is struggling, so Botswana will boost its mining exploration

Bogolo Kenewendo, the Mines Minister, said that Botswana intends to increase mining exploration in order to diversify its economy beyond diamonds. Long regarded as an African success,...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

DuPont expects strong sales and profits in 2026 due to healthcare gains and restructuring

DuPont, a maker of industrial materials, forecast net sales for the full year and an?adjusted?profit that was above analyst expectations. The company beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates Tuesday...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

BlackRock's rejection of the Texas law that blacklists 'woke' BlackRock may challenge anti-ESG legislation in other states

Analysts said that the decision by a Texas judge to strike down a'state law' blacklisting 'woke' financial firms such as BlackRock and HSBC who used environmental, governance,...

Germany
Feb 11, 2026

German steelmaker Salzgitter expects modest growth in sales by 2026

German steelmaker Salzgitter announced on 'Tuesday that it expects only a modest change in the 'economic environment' in 2026. It forecasts an increase in sales of around...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Mines minister: Botswana will expand exploration beyond diamonds

Mines Minister Bogolo Kenewendo said on Tuesday that Botswana will increase its mining exploration to include critical minerals. The country is looking to diversify away from diamonds...

United States
Feb 11, 2026

Duke Energy expects higher profits in 2026 due to strong power demand

Duke Energy, a utility company, forecast higher profits for the current year on Tuesday due to strong power demand. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the...

Thailand
Feb 11, 2026

Finance Minister: Thailand will boost debt relief and investments to strengthen the baht, he says

The finance minister said that the new Thai government will prioritize debt relief and investments to stimulate economic activity, while maintaining fiscal discipline in response to foreign...

Canada
Feb 11, 2026

TSX futures remain steady as upcoming US Data takes center stage

The futures trading Canada's main index of stocks were stable on Tuesday. Traders were reluctant to place?big bets, as they waited for important U.S. economic data due...