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United States
Mar 26, 2025

Wall Street Journal, March 26,

These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. The Justice Department has...

South Asia
Mar 26, 2025

India ends parts of its gold deposit scheme due to rising prices

India has discontinued a part of a scheme which encouraged households and institutions in India to deposit gold as a form of interest payment. Gold deposits were...

Wind Farms
Mar 26, 2025

Deep Wind Offshore Finds Local Partner for Korean Offshore Wind Projects

Norway-based company Deep Wind Offshore has signed a partnership agreement with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), the largest power producer in South Korea, to jointly develop...

Oil & Gas
Mar 26, 2025

W&T Offshore Announces New CTO

W&T Offshore has announced the promotion of Huan Gamblin to Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. Gamblin has over 20 years of energy industry experience.Tracy W....

United States
Mar 26, 2025

Gold prices remain stable as Trump's tariff plans for reciprocal tariffs raise concerns

The gold price remained stable on Wednesday, as investors rearranged their positions in anticipation of U.S. president Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff plans. They fear that these plans...

China
Mar 26, 2025

Iron ore prices rise as traders consider China's output reductions and seasonal steel demand

On Wednesday, iron ore futures traded in a tight range as investors weighed the impact of Chinese steel industry output cuts against the seasonal demand for this...

United States
Mar 26, 2025

London copper prices drop as Trump tariffs threaten

The copper price in London fell on Wednesday, as fears over the looming U.S. Tariffs affected sentiment. However, losses were contained as markets followed some weakness in...

China
Mar 25, 2025

As traders consider Trump tariffs, stocks gain and the dollar falls

The U.S. Dollar remained tepid as markets awaited clarity about President Donald Trump's policy on trade ahead of next week's new tariffs. The White House gave traders...

Canada
Mar 25, 2025

Panama has prohibited visits to Cobre Panama Copper Mine

The Panama Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced in a Tuesday statement that the mine has been closed by First Quantum. The ministry stated that "any entry...

Africa
Mar 25, 2025

Paladin Energy's production forecast withdrawal has resulted in a nearly 2-year-low for the uranium miner.

The shares of Australia's Paladin Energy fell on Wednesday, reaching their lowest level in almost two years. This was after the company retracted its production forecasts for...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Oil prices rise on tighter supply fears

The price of oil rose on Wednesday morning in the early Asia trading on fears that supplies would be tighter after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened to...

Brazil
Mar 25, 2025

Abicom reports that Brazil's diesel imports are rising as Petrobras is above parity.

Brazil's imports of diesel in March were higher than the same month in the year 2024. This was because Brazil's Petrobras, the state-run oil company in Brazil,...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Moscow: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant will remain under Russian control

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Tuesday that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant was a Russian facility, and it was impossible to transfer control of this plant to...

Germany
Mar 25, 2025

The US dollar falls as the uncertainty over tariffs weighs on the US stock market.

After a strong rally on Monday, global stocks edged up slightly on Tuesday on hopes that U.S. president Donald Trump will take a more moderate approach to...

Canada
Mar 25, 2025

EU trade chief meets Trump officials to avoid 'harmful tariffs'

Maros Séfcovic, the European Union's Trade Commissioner, was scheduled to meet with Donald Trump's top officials in charge of trade on Tuesday. The goal is to avoid...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Trading house bosses predict a long road back for Russian energy

The lifting of sanctions against Russian energy will likely be gradual and patchy. This means that the return of Russian oil and gas beyond Asia in the...

Germany
Mar 25, 2025

The US dollar falls as uncertainty over tariffs weighs on the US Dollar.

The dollar weakened from its three-week high, as global stocks rose slightly on Tuesday after a strong rally on Monday, amid hopes that U.S. president Donald Trump...

Peru
Mar 25, 2025

Buenaventura, Peru, seeks to unlock $2.7 Billion mine project through water deal

Buenaventura is one of Peru's biggest mining companies. On Tuesday, it signed a water agreement with the government in an effort to develop a large copper project,...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

ICE, the parent company of NYSE, plans to introduce battery metals as derivatives in 2019.

An executive at Intercontinental Exchange said that the exchange plans to launch derivatives for battery metals Nickel, Cobalt, and Lithium Spodumene later this year in London. "Our...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Pirelli shareholders from China and Italy clash over governance

Two sources claim that the Chinese shareholder is a potential obstacle to the Italian tyremaker’s plans to expand its business in the United States. Sinochem, a state-owned...

France
Mar 25, 2025

French industry to be impacted by EDF's new strategy

Bernard Fontana is France's nominee for the position of head of the state nuclear company EDF. If he were to get the job, his first task would...

Iran
Mar 25, 2025

U.S. Sanctions three Iranian officials accused of involvement in the death of FBI Agent Robert Levinson

In press releases issued on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department and the State Department announced that the United States had imposed sanctions against three Iranian intelligence officers...

Germany
Mar 25, 2025

Stocks rise, U.S. Dollar falls as tariff outlook is gauged

The dollar also eased after reaching a three-week peak. The European share market led the gains while Wall Street stocks were modestly higher following strong gains the...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

The fire at a southern Russian oil depot was extinguished by the governor after almost a week.

Veniamin Knratiev, the region's governor, said that a fire at a Krasnodar oil depot caused by a suspected Ukrainian drone strike was extinguished almost a week after...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Gold prices rise on demand for safe-haven assets amid Trump tariff fears

Gold prices rose Tuesday on the back of safe-haven demand amid uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump's tariff plans that will be announced next week, which could potentially...

Africa
Mar 25, 2025

Renewing fighting in eastern Congo as neighbours attempt to revive peace process

On Tuesday, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fought militiamen aligned with the government as regional countries sought to revive faltering peace...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Rare Element Resources closes to $553 million funding Bear Lodge Project

Rare Element Resources announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Export-Import Bank is willing to lend up to $553,000,000 for its rare earths Bear Lodge Project located in...

China
Mar 25, 2025

Pirelli's Italian shareholders and Chinese investors clash over governance

Two sources claim that the Chinese and Italian Pirelli shareholders are in disagreement over the governance of the group. This could lead to the failure to approve...

Mining
Mar 25, 2025

EU releases list of 47 strategic Metals Projects

The European Commission released a list on Tuesday of 47 strategic projects to increase the EU's production in 14 of 17 materials that it considers crucial for...

Oil & Gas Refining
Mar 25, 2025

Gunvor CEO Tornqvist says that he does not expect oil demand to keep up with the growth in supply.

Torbjorn Tornqvist, the chief executive of global commodity trader Gunvor, said that he does not believe oil demand will keep up with current supply rates. He made...

South Korea
Mar 25, 2025

Wildfires in South Korea spread, forcing the evacuation of four local jails

Wildfires broke out in the southeastern part of South Korea on Tuesday. This forced thousands of prisoners to be evacuated from their local prisons, and caused residents...

Ukraine
Mar 25, 2025

The Russian army claims that Kyiv attacked three civilian energy infrastructures during the Russia-US discussions

The Russian Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that Ukraine launched three attacks against Russian civilian energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia on Monday, as Russian and U.S. representatives...

Nigeria
Mar 25, 2025

Document summary: Nigeria's Dangote Oil refinery tenders to sell fuel oil

According to a summary shared by a source in the market, Nigeria's Dangote refinery released a tender Tuesday for 128,000 metric tonnes of residual fuel oil to...

Luxembourg
Mar 25, 2025

ArcelorMittal is indicted for pollution in Fos-sur-Mer, France

The Marseille Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday that ArcelorMittal had been indicted in relation to industrial pollution and forgery in the Fos-sur-Mer area of France. In...

Hong Kong
Mar 25, 2025

China's net gold imports through Hong Kong plummet m/m in February

Data from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department showed that China's net imports of gold via Hong Kong dropped by more than five times in February...

China
Mar 25, 2025

China copper prices flip into slight backwardation

The price of copper in Shanghai has reverted to a modest downward trend in anticipation for robust Chinese demand. Expectations that President Donald Trump would impose tariffs...

Mineral Resources
Mar 25, 2025

EU releases list of 47 strategic Metals Projects

The European Commission released a list on Tuesday of 47 strategic projects to increase the EU's production in 14 of 17 materials that it considers crucial for...

Israel
Mar 25, 2025

Israel attacks hit bases in central Syria and kill four in the south

Syria's official news agency reported that Israeli shelling in southern Syria killed four people on Tuesday. The Israeli military had claimed its troops had engaged militants who...

Venezuela
Mar 25, 2025

After Trump's new order, the trade of Venezuelan oil with China is halted.

The trade of Venezuelan crude oil to China, its top buyer, slowed on Tuesday following the U.S. President Donald Trump’s order that threatened tariffs against countries purchasing...

United Kingdom
Mar 25, 2025

Copper prices continue to rise despite Trump tariffs

The copper price continued to rise on Tuesday, as traders maintained speculative purchases based upon expected U.S. Tariffs. However, concerns remained that the rally wasn't based on...

Germany
Mar 25, 2025

OECD report: Ambitious climate actions could boost global GDP by 0.2% in 2040

A study released on Tuesday showed that accelerated climate action could boost the global GDP by 0.2% in 2040 compared to current policies. This is as delegates...

China
Mar 25, 2025

Malaysian palm oil drops, rivals follow suit

The price of palm oil in Malaysia fell for the third time on Tuesday, to its lowest close in almost two months. This was due to lower...

South Asia
Mar 25, 2025

Indian benchmarks are little changed following a six-session rally

India's equity benchmarks were little changed Tuesday after a six session rally that erased 2025 losses and as reciprocal import tariffs from the United States loomed. The...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

Canadian aerospace groups warn that new tariffs may increase costs for engine repair and parts

According to Canadian aerospace trade groups, escalating U.S. duties and Canadian retaliatory duty could increase costs for items such as aircraft components or engine repairs. A new...

United Kingdom
Mar 25, 2025

Gold prices continue to rise as uncertainty about tariffs continues to affect markets

The gold price edged up on Tuesday, amid the persistent uncertainty about impending reciprocal U.S. Tariffs and their impact to the global economy. As of 0928 GMT,...

United Kingdom
Mar 25, 2025

Shell trims its spending and increases shareholder distributions, while also aiming to sell more LNG.

Shell pledged on Tuesday to return more cash, mostly via buybacks. It also trimmed its budget for investment through 2028, and hinted at the possibility of selling...

United States
Mar 25, 2025

EUROPE GAS-Prices drop on mild weather, as market monitors Ukraine ceasefire discussions

The wholesale gas prices in the Netherlands and Britain fell on Tuesday as mild weather reduced demand. Market participants also watched the U.S. led talks in Saudi...

South Korea
Mar 25, 2025

Wildfires in South Korea continue to rage despite new evacuation orders

Wildfires raged in the southeast region of South Korea on Tuesday. They threatened a World Heritage site and forced thousands more residents out of their homes. A...

Saudi Arabia
Mar 25, 2025

Slow trading in major Gulf markets due to US tariff concerns

The Gulf stock markets were characterized by low volume on Tuesday, with prices falling as investors awaited clarification of the U.S. threat to impose reciprocal tariffs early...

South Korea
Mar 25, 2025

South Korea hosts Alaska Governor and energy team amid talks of gas pipeline

Alaskan state officials, including the governor and energy officials, visited South Korea to discuss energy collaboration on Tuesday. This was in response to President Donald Trump's call...