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Australia
May 22, 2025

The head of BHP Escondida's mine, BHP Escondida, says Chile must do much more to encourage investment

SANTIAGO (May 22) - Alejandro Tapia of Escondida Copper Mine, the largest in the world, spoke at the ChileDay Investment Conference in New York on Thursday. Why...

Italy
May 22, 2025

Italy confident US-EU Trade Agreement will Echo the US-UK Deal

Giancarlo Giorgetti, the Economy Minister of Italy, said that he is confident that the United States would agree to a similar trade agreement with the European Union...

Africa
May 22, 2025

Cholera increases in Khartoum following drone attacks that cut off power and water

Authorities said that more than 2,300 people were diagnosed with cholera over the last three weeks in Sudan, 90% in the capital area and the surrounding areas,...

United States
May 22, 2025

Gold drops over 1% due to dollar increase and profit-taking

Gold prices fell by more than 1% Thursday, as the U.S. Dollar strengthened and investors took profits after the price had reached a two-week peak earlier in...

United States
May 22, 2025

What is in the Republican tax plan and spending plan

The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a comprehensive budget package which would meet many of the priorities of President Donald Trump. Next, the Republican-led Senate will take...

United States
May 22, 2025

US to support Republican state's argument in BlackRock Climate Case

Two sources familiar with this matter said that U.S. antitrust enforcers would likely support Republican state arguments on Thursday accusing asset managers BlackRock Vanguard State Street of...

Canada
May 22, 2025

Bloomberg News reports on G7 draft pledges to tackle 'excessive balances' in the global economy

Bloomberg News, citing an unsigned draft of a communique, reported that finance ministers and central banks governors of the Group of Seven nations have pledged to tackle...

Natural Gas Utilities
May 22, 2025

Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, has scrapped its dividend due to high interest rates

Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy giant, announced on Thursday that it had decided not to pay a dividend for 2024's results. This was in accordance with the...

China
May 22, 2025

Solar stocks plunge after Trump's tax plan advances in US House

The shares of U.S. Solar companies dropped sharply after the House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill. This could end many green-energy subsides...

United Kingdom
May 22, 2025

Andy Home: US Aluminium smelters compete with Big Tech to get scarce power.

In the United States, it's been 45 years since anyone has built a primary aluminum smelter. Alumax opened the Mt Holly plant, in South Carolina, in 1980....

United Kingdom
May 22, 2025

Bond sales continue as US House passes Trump’s 'big beautiful tax bill'

Bond vigilantes continue to monitor global debt markets, keeping dollar and stock prices subdued as the U.S. House of Representatives passes President Donald Trump's 'big beautiful' tax...

India
May 22, 2025

Profits of Indian jeweller Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri fall due to sluggish market demand

Tribhovandas Zaveri, an Indian jeweller, reported its first profit drop in ten months on Thursday. The surge in bullion prices has led to a higher demand for...

Israel
May 22, 2025

Iran warns Israel and the US against any attack on their nuclear sites

Abbas Araqchi, the Foreign Minister, said that the United States would be legally responsible in case of an Israeli attack against Iranian nuclear facilities. This was after...

Venezuela
May 22, 2025

Rubio: Oil license expiring in Venezuela on May 27

The U.S. Oil License in Venezuela expires on May 27, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a late-night post on his X account. The license of...

United States
May 22, 2025

EU labels only four countries as "high-risk" under deforestation laws

Kate Abnett, Charlotte Van Campenhout, and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS (May 22) - The European Union's new anti-deforestation legislation will place the most stringent checks on commodities...

Israel
May 22, 2025

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn Israel of any attack

The Revolutionary Guards of Iran warned Israel on Thursday that it would face a "devastating response" if they attack Iran. This came days after CNN reported U.S....

United States
May 22, 2025

US House narrowly approves Trump's tax-cutting bill and sends it to the Senate

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed by a single vote a sweeping tax and spending bill that would enact much of President Donald Trump's policy agenda...

China
May 22, 2025

Heavy rains in southern China trigger landslides, killing two and leaving 19 others missing

The military has been deployed to help in the rescue effort after torrential rainfall triggered landslides on Thursday in China's southwest Guizhou Province. CCTV, the state broadcaster,...

Africa
May 22, 2025

US climate change pullback threatens planned Debt-for-Nature deals

The debt agreements worth billions of dollars that were designed to protect ecosystems in Africa and Latin America could unravel or need to be reworked amid fears...

Greece
May 22, 2025

Greece's fire season begins with a test of readiness by firefighters

Firefighters, rescuers, and the Greek army are ready to fight a wildfire that is threatening a summer camp on a hillside near Athens. This scenario has become...

Brazil
May 22, 2025

The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill that will loosen environmental licensing

The Brazilian Senate approved legislation that will loosen environmental licensing despite criticisms from climate policy groups, and even some members of President Luiz inacio Lula's government. The...

Greece
May 22, 2025

Greece's fire season begins with a test of readiness by firefighters

Firefighters, rescuers, and the Greek army are ready to fight a wildfire that is encroaching on a summer camp. This scenario is all too common in Greece...

United States
May 22, 2025

Gold prices fall from two-week highs as dollar edge higher

Gold prices fell on Thursday, after reaching a two-week high in the previous session. The dollar rose, but concerns about the U.S. government’s growing debt and fiscal...

Climate Change
May 22, 2025

The EU Parliament supports the exemption of 90% of companies from Carbon Border Levy

The European Parliament approved changes to the European Union carbon border tariff on Thursday that will exempt companies that import less that 50 metric tonnes per year...

United States
May 22, 2025

EU labels only four countries as "high-risk" under deforestation laws

BRUSSELS (May 22) - The European Union's new anti-deforestation legislation will place the most stringent checks on commodities from only four countries. Brazil and Indonesia, two major...

China
May 22, 2025

Copper hits three-week low amid economic uncertainty

The price of copper fell to a record low for a third week on Thursday, and the prices of other base metals were also lower as economic...

Japan
May 22, 2025

Japan's April crude-steel output drops 6.4% due to weak construction demand

The world's third-largest producer of crude steel, Japan, saw its output fall 6.4% from April 2012 to April 2013, due in part to a weakening construction market...

Portugal
May 22, 2025

Portugal wants European regulators to lead Iberia's outage investigation

Portugal's acting energy minister said that it wants the European energy regulators, ACER, to conduct an independent investigation to determine the cause of the massive power outage...

United States
May 22, 2025

Investors on the alert ahead of Trump's "Big Beautiful" tax bill

Bond vigilantes scoured the global debt markets Thursday, keeping both the dollar and the stock market subdued, in advance of an important vote on Donald Trump's 'big...

United Kingdom
May 22, 2025

Gold prices up for a fourth day amid US debt worries

The gold price rose for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday. It reached a two-week-high as investors sought refuge in the metal of safety amid concerns about...

United States
May 22, 2025

Andy Home: US Aluminium smelters compete with Big Tech to get scarce power.

In the United States, it's been 45 years since anyone has built a primary aluminum smelter. Alumax opened the Mt Holly plant, in South Carolina, in 1980....

South Asia
May 22, 2025

Reliance, India's largest solar manufacturer, will start manufacturing modules this year.

Reliance Industries, owned by Indian billionaire MukeshAmbani, will begin production of solar photovoltaic panels this year. A company executive announced the news on Thursday. Partha P. Maitra,...

Philippines
May 22, 2025

Investor's letter: Vietnam cuts retroactively subsidies for solar and wind farms

According to a petition from investors, Vietnam's state-owned power utility has reduced the subsidised prices that it pays for electricity generated by solar and wind farms. These...

India
May 22, 2025

India's imports of finished steel fell 11.3% in April due to slow China and Japan shipments

India's steel imports in April fell by 11.3% on an annual basis to 0.5 millions metric tons, following a drop in shipments to India from China and...

Mining
May 22, 2025

Johnson Matthey gains on Honeywell's $2.4 billion unit purchase

Johnson Matthey, a UK chemicals company, announced on Thursday that it had agreed to sell the catalyst technologies division to Honeywell International, for 1.8 billion pound ($2.4...

China
May 22, 2025

Dalian iron ore is a rangebound product as traders consider China's demand and higher shipments

The prices of Dalian Iron Ore Futures fluctuated within a narrow range on Thursday, as investors balanced the resilient demand in China for this steelmaking ingredient against...

England
May 22, 2025

Stausholm, CEO of Rio Tinto, to retire in 2025

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm is stepping down in the second half of this year, once a new CEO is named, the company announced on Thursday. A...

United States
May 22, 2025

Two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in central Washington by a lone suspect

Officials said that a single gunman killed two Israeli embassy employees, a young couple who were about to get engaged. The suspect, who was chanting pro-Palestine slogans,...

Africa
May 22, 2025

Environmentalists are alarmed by illegal logging in the Congo held by rebels.

Residents and environmentalists have expressed concern about the large-scale destruction of forests that were in rebel hands in eastern Congo. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a UNESCO World...

United States
May 22, 2025

Wall Street Journal, May 22,

These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. Unknown man shouted, "Free...

Poland
May 22, 2025

Orlen's net profit for the first quarter of Poland's year increases on upstream gains

Orlen, a Polish energy company, posted a 54% increase in its first-quarter profit on Thursday. Strong upstream performance offset lower sales and refinery margins. Analysts polled predicted...

United States
May 22, 2025

US-China Trade truce could ease Komatsu's Tariff Pain by $140 Million, CEO says

The CEO of Komatsu said that the U.S. trade truce with China last week should have a positive impact on the bottom line, reducing the impact by...

United States
May 22, 2025

Oil prices remain unchanged as US inventories surprise us and increase cap gains

Oil prices were little altered on Thursday, as investors remained cautious and focused on the renewed Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks, even though unexpected increases in U.S. crude oil...

China
May 22, 2025

Iron ore prices rise on China's steady demand; increased shipments cap gains

Iron ore futures prices rose on Thursday, boosted by the resilient demand in China for this steelmaking ingredient, but the momentum was tempered by the rising shipments...

Oil & Gas
May 22, 2025

Subsea7 Secures Subsea Job for FPSO off West Africa

Subsea 7 has secured of a subsea contract in West Africa, worth up to $150 million.Subsea7 will be responsible for transporting and installing flexible pipelines, umbilicals, and...

Wind Farms
May 22, 2025

New Transfer Boat Set for Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Service

ESVAGT, OSK Design, and Hvide Sande Shipyard have joined forces to raise the bar in offshore wind logistics with the development of a next-generation transfer boat, which...

China
May 22, 2025

London copper prices rise on a weaker dollar but tariff concerns limit gains

The copper price in London rose on Thursday due to a weaker dollar. However, gains were modest because of the uncertainty that remains over the economic growth...

United Kingdom
May 22, 2025

Gold reaches two-week high amid US debt concerns

Gold prices reached a two week high on Thursday, as investors gravitated towards the safe haven asset amid growing concerns about the U.S. Government's increasing debt. The...

United Kingdom
May 21, 2025

London copper prices rise on a soft dollar but tariff worries cap gains

The copper price in London rose on Thursday due to a weaker dollar. However, gains were modest because of the uncertainty that remains over economic growth as...

United States
May 21, 2025

Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts and NFL, has died at age 65

The Indianapolis Colts announced that Jim Irsay died at 65 years old on Wednesday. He was the youngest owner of a club in the National Football League...