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France
Jun 3, 2025

US Skips UK Steel and Aluminum Tariffs as Both Countries Eye Quick Trade Deal

The United States announced on Tuesday that it would not double steel and aluminum tariffs on Britain. This announcement came hours after the UK Government said that...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

BlackRock is removed from Texas' boycott list following its withdrawal from climate groups

Texas removed BlackRock on Tuesday from a list that was seen as boycotting energy companies. The New York asset manager only won this step after it drastically...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Trump to waive Defense Production Act to boost critical minerals

U.S. president Donald Trump will cut some legal requirements including the approval of larger projects by Congress to boost domestic production. The government website shows that the...

China
Jun 3, 2025

Wall Street stocks rise on Nvidia and trade hopes

Investors awaited more clarity about Washington's tariff plans as they awaited potential negotiations between the United States with its trading partners. The White House announced on Monday...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads to US Midwest

The smoke from three wildfires in Canada is now spreading to the Upper Midwest of the United States, bringing back memories of the heavy pollution that blew...

Ukraine
Jun 3, 2025

IAEA chief: No way to restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant at this time

The head of the UN nuclear safety watchdog stated on Tuesday that the idled Zaporizhzhia plant, which is occupied by Russia, was not in a position to...

Canada
Jun 3, 2025

Gold Reserve affiliate bids in Citgo parent auction

The company reported on Tuesday that an affiliate of Gold Reserve miner submitted a bid in the top period of the U.S. Court-organized auction for shares of...

Canada
Jun 3, 2025

Wildfires in Canada are impacting oil supply

The wildfires in Canada's oil producing province of Alberta has reduced Canada's daily crude output by approximately 7%. The following is a list of oil production sites...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads to US Midwest

The smoke from three wildfires in Canada is now spreading to the Upper Midwest of the United States, bringing back memories of the heavy pollution that drifted...

Germany
Jun 3, 2025

Russian billionaire: SAP replacement is expensive but essential

Alexey Mordashov, a Russian steel billionaire, said that creating a home-grown alternative to SAP's widely used business software will take more time and money than expected but...

Australia
Jun 3, 2025

Peru expects $4.8 billion in mining investments this year and a slight increase in copper production

Jorge Montero, Peru's Energy and Mines minister, said that he expects the mining investment to reach $4.8 Billion this year and the production of red metal to...

Ivory Coast
Jun 3, 2025

Moody's warns that local debt markets can protect Africa from funding cuts.

Marie Diron, global head of sovereign risk at Moody's, says that African countries need to develop liquid local debt markets within their own currencies in order to...

Iran
Jun 3, 2025

IAEA chief: No way to restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant at this time

The head of UN's nuclear watchdog stated on Tuesday that the conditions for restarting Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant, which is occupied by Russia, do not exist due to...

Africa
Jun 3, 2025

Zimbabwe issues permits to cull at least 50 elephants

Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe said that they have issued permits for the culling of at least 50 elephants from a reserve with three times as many elephants...

France
Jun 3, 2025

Liulin Senze Coal & Aluminum, a Chinese company, will produce alumina using low-grade ore

The developer of the new technology said that in July, a Chinese company Liulin Senze Coal & Aluminum would begin producing alumina in its Shanxi factory from...

China
Jun 3, 2025

Lobby group warns that China's export restrictions on rare earths could stop German auto production.

The German auto lobby has warned that China's export bans on rare earths - used in everything from anti-lock brake sensors to windshield wiper motors - could...

Mexico
Jun 3, 2025

VW Wolfsburg may switch to a four-day work week in 2027, according to the workers' council

Daniela Cavallo, the head of the Wolfsburg works council, told employees on Tuesday that Volkswagen's restructuring its Wolfsburg factory from 2027 in order to allow for EV...

China
Jun 3, 2025

Lobby group warns that China's export restrictions on rare earths could stop German auto production.

The German auto lobby warned that China's export restrictions on rare earth alloys, magnets, and mixtures pose a serious threat to the industry. This could lead to...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

JPM estimates that Saudi Arabia will issue bonds worth $12.6 billion by the end of the year.

JPMorgan reported on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia will issue bonds worth $12.6 billion for the rest of the year. The kingdom is resorting to debt markets as...

Crude Oil
Jun 3, 2025

Dollar slips, shares cautious as trade concerns persist

The dollar hovered around a 6-week low on Tuesday as the erratic U.S. policies of trade clouded the market's sentiment. Investors also took a defensive stance ahead...

India
Jun 3, 2025

Beijing is urged to relax export restrictions on rare earth magnets by diplomats and automakers

Sources said that diplomats, automakers, and other executives, from India, Japan, and Europe, were seeking urgent meetings with Beijing officials in order to press for a faster...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

Andy Home: Rio Tinto is betting lithium will remain the battery metal of choice.

The lithium market is a difficult one to be in as the metal has been weighed down by an excess of supply. The price of lithium hydroxide...

South Asia
Jun 3, 2025

India's imports of iron ore will continue to rise, but it is not China: Russell

India's growing steel industry is hailed as a boon for iron ore miner's looking to expand their market as China's production slows down. But the reality may...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Meta signs power deal with Constellation Nuclear Plant

Meta Platforms announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Constellation Energy, which will keep a reactor in Illinois operational for the next 20 years....

Sweden
Jun 3, 2025

The ethics committee of the Norway Fund reviews Israeli bank stakes in West Bank settlement loans

The ethics watchdog of Norway's $1.9 trillion fund is reviewing the practice by Israeli banks to underwrite Israeli settlers' commitments to build houses in the occupied West...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Meta signs power deal with Constellation Nuclear Plant

Meta Platforms announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Constellation Energy, which will keep one of its reactors in Illinois operational for the next...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

Copper prices fall as China's manufacturing activity falls short of expectations

The copper price fell on Tuesday, as the top metals consumer China failed to meet expectations. This indicates that U.S. trade tensions are affecting this manufacturing superpower....

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

BP invests in Azerbaijan Caspian projects

BP announced on Tuesday that the owners of the Shah Deniz field in the Azeri-Caspian Sea, led by BP, have made a decision to invest $2.9billion on...

Kazakhstan
Jun 3, 2025

Poland's LPP announces its expansion into Central Asia

The Polish fashion retailer LPP has announced that, as part of the strategy it unveiled in April, the company will begin the next phase of its international...

Taiwan
Jun 3, 2025

Dollar slips, shares cautious as trade concerns persist

The dollar hovered around a 6-week low on Tuesday as the erratic U.S. policies of trade clouded the market's sentiment. Investors also took a defensive stance ahead...

Argentina
Jun 3, 2025

Dealers say that India's palm oil imports in May rose 87%, reaching a six-month record.

Five dealers report that India's imports of palm oil in May reached a six-month record, due to lower inventories, and the discount offered by palm oil over...

Power Markets
Jun 3, 2025

Solar spot prices rise as forecasts are cloudy.

The European spot electricity prices rose on Tuesday, as the solar power supply is expected to decrease throughout the region. LSEG data show that the German contract...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

Dollar gains drive gold prices down as investors remain cautious

The gold price fell on Tuesday, after reaching a high of four weeks earlier in the day. A slight rise in the dollar, and investors' profit-taking, added...

China
Jun 3, 2025

London copper prices fall on fears of US tariff

London copper prices fell on Tuesday due to concerns about possible U.S. duties on the metal, but a weaker dollar helped cushion the fall. The London Metal...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

KKR pulls out of Thames Water Rescue Deal

Thames Water announced that U.S. Private Equity firm KKR pulled out of a multi-billion pound plan to save the company. This has reignited fears about Britain's largest...

Australia
Jun 3, 2025

RBA minutes and Australian main index lead to rate-cut bets

Banks helped to boost Australian shares on Tuesday as investors' expectations of further rate reductions were boosted after minutes of the May central bank meeting revealed that...

China
Jun 3, 2025

China's data weakens and iron ore falls to a 2-month low in response to Trump's tariff increase plan

Tuesday, iron ore futures dropped to their lowest level in almost two months due to fears about demand sparked by President Donald Trump’s plan to double the...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

Britain faces race to avoid $1 Billion in EU Carbon Tax Costs

Market experts say that Britain will have a difficult time linking its carbon market with the EU's within the next seven months to avoid UK companies being...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Vietnam firms sign MoUs for the purchase of $2 billion worth of US farm products

The Agriculture Ministry announced on Tuesday that Vietnamese firms would sign memorandums with U.S. counterparts to purchase $2 billion of American farm products. This is part of...

Malaysia
Jun 3, 2025

VEGOILS - Palm oil prices rise as Dalian Oils firm and India cut import duties on crude edible oil

The price of Malaysian palm oil futures increased on Tuesday as a result of the stronger Dalian edible oil market, and India's reduced basic import tax for...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

Higher margins for global oil refiners provide a short-term boost

In recent weeks, refiners around the world have made unexpected profits by producing fuels that are essential to summer demand. This is a welcome respite for a...

Singapore
Jun 3, 2025

Dollar slips, shares cautious as trade concerns persist

Asia shares were slightly higher in Asia on Tuesday, while the dollar dropped to a six week low. Investors turned defensive as the erratic U.S. policies clouded...

United States
Jun 3, 2025

Wall Street Journal, June 3,

These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. Staff at the U.S....

United States
Jun 3, 2025

The price of oil is rising due to supply concerns and a weaker dollar

The oil prices rose on Tuesday due to concerns over supply. Iran is set to reject the U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal that would ease sanctions...

India
Jun 3, 2025

India's imports of iron ore will continue to rise, but it is not China: Russell

India's growing steel industry is hailed as a boon for iron ore miner's looking to expand their market as China's production slows down. But the reality may...

Saudi Arabia
Jun 3, 2025

PMI data shows that growth in Saudi Arabia's private non-oil sector accelerated in May.

A survey released on Tuesday showed that the expansion of Saudi Arabia's private non-oil sector activity accelerated in May. This was due to an increase in new...

China
Jun 3, 2025

China's data and Trump's tariff increase plan hurt iron ore prices, which fell to a 2-month low.

Iron ore futures fell to their lowest level in almost two months on Monday, due to fears about demand sparked by President Donald Trump’s plan to double...

Oil & Gas
Jun 3, 2025

Fugro Lands Deepwater Gas Field Job in Southeast Asia

Fugro has signed a letter of award to perform a site characterization program for a deepwater gas field development in Southeast Asia.The contract award represents the largest...

Wind Farms
Jun 3, 2025

Louis Dreyfus Takes Delivery of Two New Offshore Wind CTVs

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered two new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), expanding its high-specification offshore wind support fleet.The newly delivered StratCat...

United Kingdom
Jun 3, 2025

Dollar ticks higher as gold retreats from four-week high

The gold price fell on Tuesday as it retreated from a near four-week-high, but investors remained cautious due to the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. China trade agreement....