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Taiwan
Aug 12, 2025

Japan launches anti-dumping investigation into hot-dip-galvanized steel imported from China and S.Korea

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan announced on Wednesday that it has opened an anti-dumping probe into hot-dip-galvanized steel imported from China and South...

United States
Aug 12, 2025

Report on the oil industry shows that US demand is slowing down

After falling the previous day, oil prices were unchanged on Wednesday. An industry report revealed that U.S. crude stocks grew last week, indicating the end of summer's...

United States
Aug 12, 2025

As the National Guard assembles in Washington, DC, Democrats worry about what city could be next.

Democrats accuse the deployment of being political theatre, citing historical crime rates Washington Mayor Bowser: deployment to reduce crime will be used Trump's emergency powers are questioned...

Africa
Aug 12, 2025

US sanctions against Congolese mining companies and armed groups

The United States announced Tuesday sanctions against an armed organization aligned with the Congolese military, as well as two Hong Kong exporters and a Congolese miner over...

United States
Aug 12, 2025

US selects 11 companies for program to accelerate small nuclear test reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Tuesday that it had selected 11 companies to participate in a pilot project to build high-tech nuclear test reactors. At...

United States
Aug 12, 2025

Record US corn harvest expected, prices drop

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that U.S. corn and soybean yields will be record-breaking this fall, and the country's largest corn crop ever harvested....

United States
Aug 12, 2025

Bloomberg News reported that Cenovus was in talks with Canadian Indigenous groups about MEG Energy.

Bloomberg News reported that Cenovus Energy was in discussions with Indigenous groups to buy MEG Energy together. The report cited people who were familiar with the talks....

Mineral Resources
Aug 12, 2025

Gold nudges higher after US inflation data

Gold prices rose on Tuesday as U.S. inflation data boosted expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Meanwhile, attention turned to other important economic data due later this...

Australia
Aug 12, 2025

Magic Moments joins forces with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for the launch of premium tequila

Radico Khaitan will launch a premium brand of tequila in partnership with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath, and Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath. This...

India
Aug 12, 2025

Oil prices drop as the market awaits EIA Report

The oil prices fell on Tuesday, as traders awaited a short-term outlook report from the U.S. Government following a bullish OPEC report on supply and demand. Brent...

South Asia
Aug 12, 2025

Indian miner NMDC’s quarterly profit falls on higher costs and softer prices

The Indian state-owned mining company NMDC announced a lower profit for the first quarter on Tuesday. Higher expenses and lower prices outweighed gains from strong demand in...

Sweden
Aug 12, 2025

Daimler Volvo and other truck manufacturers sue California for blocking emissions regulations

Four major truckmakers including Daimler, Volvo and others sued California in order to prevent the state from enforcing the strict emission standards that U.S. president Donald Trump...

Canada
Aug 12, 2025

The gold and silver markets are relieved after Trump's announcement that tariffs on gold will be avoided.

U.S. president Donald Trump said on Monday that he will not impose any tariffs on gold. This was a welcome move by the global bullion market and...

United Kingdom
Aug 12, 2025

De Beers announces the discovery of a kimberlite field in Angola

De Beers joint venture in Angola announced on Tuesday that it had discovered a kimberlite mine, which is the main source of diamonds. This was its first...

United States
Aug 12, 2025

New Fortress Energy asks SEC for extension on filing quarterly report in debt agreement talks

New Fortress Energy announced on Tuesday that it had requested more time to file its second quarter report, ending June 30. The company cited ongoing discussions about...

Turkey
Aug 12, 2025

Minister says wildfires in Turkey are largely contained

Firefighters contain several Wildfires On Tuesday, fires raged across Turkey. One of the largest blazes was in Canakkale province, located in the northwest. This large blaze forced...

China
Aug 12, 2025

Copper prices boosted by US-China Trade truce Extension

The copper price rose on Tuesday, as the relief of the United States and China extending their tariff truce dominated the mood. A lower dollar was also...

France
Aug 12, 2025

The French nuclear reactor that was damaged by jellyfish will face a delayed restart

EDF data revealed on Tuesday that four reactors of France's Gravelines Nuclear Plant will be back in operation this week, a little later than originally planned. They...

LNG
Aug 12, 2025

Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Continue Loadings with Sanctioned Tankers

An LNG tanker targeted by U.S. sanctions has berthed at Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant, the fourth such vessel to do so this year, shiptracking data from...

Oil & Gas
Aug 9, 2025

Shelf Drilling Nets First Dutch North Sea Job with Tenaz Energy

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling, through its subsidiary Shelf Drilling (North Sea) (SDNS), has secured a contract for the Shelf Drilling Winner jack-up rig with Tenaz Energy...

United States
Aug 8, 2025

Trump's Environment Agency terminates contract with Unionized Employees

According to the president of the union, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ended its contract with unionized workers, which is the latest move in President Donald...

China
Aug 8, 2025

Gold futures record highs, global stocks rise

The global equities market rose on Friday, as investors held on to the belief that U.S. rates could fall even further this year. European shares posted their...

United States
Aug 8, 2025

Braskem US assets may face resistance from potential buyers

Three people familiar with the talks said that groups vying to control Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem would likely resist any sale of its U.S.-based assets. Brazilian chemical...

Chile
Aug 8, 2025

Chilean prosecutor meets Codelco to investigate fatal mine accident

A top prosecutor in Chile said that on Friday, the country's prosecutors met with Codelco technical experts to investigate an accident last week at the El Teniente...

Brazil
Aug 8, 2025

Lula signs a bill to relax Brazil's environmental licensing but vetoes certain provisions

The executive secretary to the President's Office said that on Friday, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva had signed into law a measure easing the rules...

Australia
Aug 8, 2025

Gold reaches all-time high as gold prices rise amid Fed reforms

The global equities market rose on Friday, as investors held on to the belief that U.S. rates could fall even further this year. European shares posted their...

Ukraine
Aug 8, 2025

Russian drones hit SOCAR oil depot in Ukraine's Odesa region, sources say

Two industry sources confirmed on Friday that a Russian drone attack in Ukraine's southern Odesa Region damaged an oil depot owned SOCAR by the Azerbaijani state oil...

Brazil
Aug 8, 2025

Petrobras Brazil sees little chance of additional dividends in this year

Fernando Melgarejo, the Chief Financial Officer of Brazil's state-owned oil giant Petrobras, said that the company has little hope of paying out extraordinary dividends in this year....

United States
Aug 8, 2025

Kepler, a Brazilian silo manufacturer, reports weak results and looks to Argentina for growth

Kepler Weber, a maker of silos, posted lower quarterly results due to a weaker operational scenario in Brazil. However executives expressed optimism about the company's growth in...

Hong Kong
Aug 8, 2025

HSBC increases silver price forecast on the strength of gold and geopolitical risk

HSBC raised its silver price predictions for 2025-2026-2027. It cited strong support from the high gold prices, as well as safe-haven demands in light of geopolitical, economic,...

Hong Kong
Aug 8, 2025

Gold hits record high as stocks rise on investors' interest in Fed reform

Global shares rose Friday, as investors held on to the belief that U.S. rates could fall even further this year. U.S. Gold futures also hit a new...

United States
Aug 8, 2025

Reports of US-Russian deal cause oil prices to drop

The oil price fell on Friday, and was on track for its steepest weekly loss since late June. Reports of a deal Tariffs and the economic outlook...

Venezuela
Aug 8, 2025

Citgo parent shares sold at auction in the US to a bidder competing with its own

In a court filing, an officer in charge of the auction process for shares in Citgo Petroleum's parent company in the United States (owned by Venezuela) has...

China
Aug 8, 2025

US gold futures reach all-time high due to tariff uncertainty regarding bullion imports

U.S. Gold Futures reached a record-high on Friday amid uncertainty about whether U.S. Import Tariffs will apply to the most common sizes of gold bar. The spot...

Africa
Aug 8, 2025

In a reshuffle, Congo names Kabamba, a veteran executive as Mines Minister

The government announced on Friday that the Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed former mining executive Louis Watum Kabamba to be its new mines minister, in preparation...

South Asia
Aug 8, 2025

Locals in a Himalayan village devastated by flood lament the rescue delays

Kameshwari Dev was returning from a temple in her village, Indian Himalayas, when a wall made of water, mud and rocks tore the mountain down, destroying her...

United States
Aug 8, 2025

MP Materials records record high after smaller losses, Pentagon and Apple boost

MP Materials shares hit record high on Friday, after the U.S. rare earths miner posted higher output, a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast further production gains. In...

United States
Aug 8, 2025

After the Customs Service ruling, gold industry is hit by US tariff uncertainties

According to a decision posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service website on Friday, Washington could subject the most commonly traded gold bars in the...

India
Aug 8, 2025

Reliance is likely to return to Middle East oil in the event that Russian supplies dry up

Reliance Industries will likely return to its Middle Eastern oil sources if India succumbs to the pressure of U.S. president Donald Trump, who wants to reduce Russian...

China
Aug 8, 2025

Copper prices rise on US rate cuts and Chinese demand

The copper price rose for the third session in a row on Friday. This was boosted by expectations of a U.S. rate cut following a central banking...

Kazakhstan
Aug 8, 2025

Kazakhstan will begin to produce its own nuclear fuel

Kazakhstan's atomic energy agency announced on Friday that the country, which is the largest producer of uranium in the world, will produce its own nuclear fuel to...

Taiwan
Aug 8, 2025

Gold hits record high as stocks rise on investors' interest in Fed reform

Gold futures rose after a report that U.S. imports were subject to duties. The world stock index traded at record highs, despite overnight weakness on Wall Street....

Power Markets
Aug 8, 2025

Rosatom begins development of an uranium mine in eastern Siberia

Rosatom, Russia's nuclear energy monopoly, has begun development of the Shirondukuyskoye Uranium Deposit in Eastern Siberia. The company plans to produce its first uranium in this deposit...

Finland
Aug 8, 2025

Just Transition: EU Funds Saunas, Sport and Dance

The EU has set aside billions of dollars to help wean the EU off fossil fuels Critics question lack of project oversight Just Transition Fund to be...

India
Aug 8, 2025

Tata Motors' quarterly profits plunge as tariffs and slow sales bite

Tata Motors, an Indian automaker, posted a 63% drop in profit for the first quarter on Friday. This was due to U.S. Tariffs that hurt their business...

India
Aug 8, 2025

Reliance Infra, an Indian company, will recover $3.25 billion from New Delhi's consumers in unpaid electricity dues

Reliance Infrastructure, an Indian company, said that its New Delhi electricity distribution units would recover 284.83 billion rupees (3.25 billion dollars) in unpaid debts following a Supreme...

China
Aug 8, 2025

Chinese villages hit by the worst floods for generations claim they did not have warning

Over the years, Pingtou's residents, who live in a sub-tropical village of China, have experienced many typhoons, rainstorms, and other natural disasters. Nothing prepared them for the...

China
Aug 8, 2025

Xi orders a 'all out' rescue after floods in northwest China kill 10.

The President Xi Jinping ordered a "full-scale" rescue effort in China's arid, mountainous Northwest on Friday after flash floods triggered by unusually heavy rains killed 10 people...

United Arab Emirates
Aug 8, 2025

Poland will continue to pursue former Orlen executive after UAE rejects extradition

Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, said that Poland would continue to try and have a former oil industry executive, who was a senior executive, returned from...

United States
Aug 8, 2025

The rupee has suffered its worst six-month losing streak on US tariffs. RBI limits the damage.

The Indian rupee has dropped for the fifth consecutive week. This is its largest weekly decline in six months. Trade tensions between India, and the United States...