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United States
Mar 14, 2025

Gold reaches record levels as tariffs threaten to raise the price of gold.

Asia shares rose Friday, and global markets tried to rebound after a brutal sale earlier in the week. Gold reached a new record as investors became nervous...

Ukraine
Mar 14, 2025

Mayor says that Russia shot down four drones heading for Moscow after Kyiv attacked oil complex

Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said that Russian air defences had repelled a drone attack flying towards Moscow. No injuries were reported in either the capital,...

Israel
Mar 14, 2025

Iran's ruling class caught between Trump's repression and an economy in trouble

Iran's clerical leadership may find that engaging the "Great Satan" in order to negotiate a nuclear agreement and ease crippling economic sanctions is the lesser evil. Four...

United Kingdom
Mar 14, 2025

Olympic athletes make climate pleas to IOC Presidential candidates

More than 400 Olympians representing nearly 90 nations around the globe have signed a petition urging the winner of the International Olympic Committee's presidential election next week...

China
Mar 14, 2025

Sources say that Russia is increasingly relying on cryptocurrency for its oil trade.

Four sources who have direct knowledge of this matter claim that Russia uses cryptocurrencies to avoid Western sanctions in its oil trading with China and India. Although...

United Kingdom
Mar 14, 2025

Oil prices rise as ceasefire agreement in Ukraine remains elusive

The oil prices recovered some of the more than 1% loss they suffered in the previous session. This was partly due to the diminishing prospect of an...

United Kingdom
Mar 14, 2025

Shanghai tin price jumps after Alphamin stops mining in Congo

Alphamin Resources, which has halted its mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has halted the production of tin. Alphamin Resources announced on Thursday the halting...

Renewable Fuels
Mar 14, 2025

EU-Backed Project to Unlock Tidal and River Energy Potential

A new EU-funded project has brought together 14 partners across Europe to unlock the potential of harnessing tidal and river energy in the North-West Europe.The SHINES project,...

Australia
Mar 14, 2025

Asia shares remain steady; gold reaches record levels as trade war escalates

Asia shares rose and global markets tried to rebound after a brutal saleoff. Gold reached a new record as an increase in global trade tensions made investors...

China
Mar 14, 2025

Iron ore gains on China's stimulus and resilient demand.

Iron ore futures prices rose on Friday, reaching their highest level in almost two weeks. They were also on course for a weekly increase, thanks to a...

China
Mar 13, 2025

Shanghai tin price rises 10% after Alphamin stops mining in Congo

The price of tin on the Shanghai Futures Exchange reached its upper limit on Friday and soared by 10% as Alphamin Resources stopped their tin mining in...

United Kingdom
Mar 13, 2025

Gold reaches record heights, aiming for $3,000 peak

Gold prices reached a record-high on Friday as fears over trade tensions and uncertainty about U.S. tariffs pushed up the price, while increased expectations of Federal Reserve...

Mineral Resources
Mar 13, 2025

Rusal, the aluminium giant, has seen its annual profits nearly triple on account of rising demand

Rusal, a Russian company, reported on Friday a nearly three-fold increase in its annual profits. This was due to higher prices of aluminium and aluminum alumina, as...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Edison Intl CEO: Next inspections of Eaton Fire are expected to take place next week

Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro said at the CERAWeek Conference in Houston that Southern California Edison will start its first physical inspections to examine certain power equipment...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Trump's trade tariffs and threats

Since returning to office in January, Donald Trump has issued numerous tariff threats. These range from a duty on all imports to tariffs targeted at specific countries...

Germany
Mar 13, 2025

Tesla warns of retaliatory duties

Tesla, a major American automaker, has warned it and other exporters that they are vulnerable to retaliatory duties that could be imposed in response to President Donald...

Canada
Mar 13, 2025

Trump escalates trade war by threatening to impose tariffs on European wines and spirits

Donald Trump, the U.S. president, threatened on Thursday to impose a tariff of 200% on wine, cognac, and other alcohol imported from Europe. This opened a new...

Ukraine
Mar 13, 2025

US Treasury confirms that the Russian Energy Financing License has expired

The U.S. Treasury confirmed on Thursday that the license for a winding down of energy transactions between Russian financial institutions and American companies expired this week as...

Argentina
Mar 13, 2025

Fuel shortage threatens Bolivia's soy harvest, causing farmers to panic

In Bolivia's Santa Cruz farm region, an increasing fuel shortage has begun to affect farmers' abilities to harvest their crops. This is a cause for concern in...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Tariff angst is overshadowing soft inflation as stocks fall sharply and bond prices rise

On Thursday, global equities fell and U.S. Treasury yields also did. This was due to concerns about global trade tensions as well as the impact of inflation...

Netherlands
Mar 13, 2025

The GM CEO and Trump met on Wednesday amid the tariff war -- White House

A White House official said that President Donald Trump and General Motors CEO Mary Barra met on Wednesday to discuss the automaker’s investment plans in light of...

Panama
Mar 13, 2025

Shares jump as Panama reviews First Quantum mine closure

He told reporters that next week, Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino would begin an investigation into a closed copper mine owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals. Mulino...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

US Farmers Sue Trump Administration for Withheld IRA Funds

On Thursday, several U.S. nonprofits and farmers filed a suit against the Trump Administration, alleging that it illegally holds back Department of Agriculture grants financed by the...

Switzerland
Mar 13, 2025

Canada files a dispute complaint with the WTO over US steel and aluminium tariffs

The trade body announced on Thursday that Canada had requested WTO consultations over the U.S.'s imposition of duties on certain Canadian steel and aluminum products. It said...

Mexico
Mar 13, 2025

Mexico's Ebrard claims that the government is engaged in 'intensive' discussions with US before tariff deadline

Mexico's Economy minister Marcelo Ebrard announced on Thursday that his government is in intensive discussions with the United States about Washington's threat to impose tariffs against goods...

United Kingdom
Mar 13, 2025

Anglo American consults about job cuts amid business revamp

Anglo American began a consultation in South Africa and the United Kingdom to reduce jobs. This is part of a wider restructuring that aims to refocus its...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

CSN believes that Brazil can negotiate steel quotas in the US with CSN

A Brazilian executive told reporters on Thursday that the Brazilian steelmaker CSN believes there is room to negotiate with the United States a quota system in the...

China
Mar 13, 2025

Brazil's Conab increases soy crop forecast; exports will increase

According to Conab's forecasts, Brazilian soybean farmers are expected to harvest a larger crop than they had previously anticipated in 2024/25, due to the increased demand from...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Tariff fears set inflation back as stocks fall and inflation yields increase

Investors worried about global tensions due to trade tensions on Thursday, as U.S. president Donald Trump threatened 200% tariffs on European beverage imports in the event that...

United Arab Emirates
Mar 13, 2025

Data shows that UAE aluminium exports jump ahead of Trump's tariffs.

The United Arab Emirates exported aluminium to the United States in the first eleven days of March. This was due to buyers stocking up on shipments before...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

US diplomat: Venezuela has agreed to resume flight of migrants deported from the US

A senior U.S. official announced on Thursday that Venezuela has agreed to resume the flights of illegally-entering migrants deported from the United States. This follows an apparent...

United Kingdom
Mar 13, 2025

Document shows that BP wants to sell 50% of its solar unit to a strategic partner. Bids are due by June.

BP wants to sell half of its Lightsource bp solar unit to a strategic investor for cash, and a promise to invest in the future. Bids are...

Africa
Mar 13, 2025

Alphamin shares fall as the company temporarily stops tin-mining in Congo's East

Alphamin Resources' shares fell further in Toronto on Friday after the miner announced that it had temporarily stopped its tin mining operations in the volatile eastern region...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Oil prices drop as economic concerns and supply-demand expectations weigh

The oil prices fell on Thursday, after a strong session the day before. This was due to macroeconomic concerns as well as demand and supply expectations. Brent...

Mexico
Mar 13, 2025

Colombia's ISA CEO says that up to $33 billion could be invested in Colombia by 2040.

The chief executive of Colombian conglomerate ISA said that the company expects to invest between 28.4 billion dollars and 33 billion dollars through 2040. According to CEO...

Africa
Mar 13, 2025

LME Tin Jumps After Alphamin Temporarily Stops Operations at Bisie Mine in Congo

Alphamin Resources announced that it will temporarily stop operations at its Bisie Tin Mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo because of unrest in North Kivu...

South Asia
Mar 13, 2025

India's central bank chief calls for a common pool of climate-focused project financing

Sanjay Malhotra, India's chief of the central bank, said that banks and nonbank finance companies should set up a pool of bankable climate-related projects. Malhotra, speaking at...

Climate Change
Mar 13, 2025

U.S. weather forecaster expects neutral weather to persist through the summer

A U.S. weather forecaster stated on Thursday that La Nina conditions have weakened and that a neutral El Nino-Southern Oscillation pattern (ENSO) will develop in April. This...

Canada
Mar 13, 2025

Tigray officials warn that Ethiopia and Eritrea are on the path to war

Officials in an Ethiopian region at a centre of tensions warned that Ethiopia and Eritrea, long-time enemies, could be heading towards war. This would risk another humanitarian...

India
Mar 13, 2025

India will deliver US summons for alleged bribery to Adani

According to a letter obtained by The Hindu, the Indian government asked a court in its jurisdiction to serve a summons from the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Australia
Mar 13, 2025

As UK litigation closes, victims demand justice for deadly Brazilian dam collapse

On Thursday, as the London lawsuit that they filed to seek justice for their children came to a close, mothers of children killed in Brazil's worst environmental...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Trump threatens a 200% increase in wine tariffs if the EU doesn't remove whiskey tariff

Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that he will impose a 200% tariff on all wine and other alcoholic beverages coming from the European Union as long...

United States
Mar 13, 2025

Donna Anderson, T. Rowe Price’s director of governance, will retire at the end of the year

Donna Anderson, head of corporate governance at T. Rowe Price, and a strong voice in the investment industry on a variety of hot-button issues, plans to retire...

Africa
Mar 13, 2025

IIR: Gasoline unit of Nigeria's Dangote Oil Refinery will undergo maintenance in June

According to IIR, Nigeria's Dangote Oil Refinery will close its 204,000 barrels of gasoline per day unit for 30 days maintenance. The shutdown is tentatively scheduled to...

Germany
Mar 13, 2025

Why is a Peruvian farm taking RWE in Germany to court for climate change?

A Peruvian farm gets his day in court as part of a landmark climate lawsuit against German energy giant RWE. The case could change the way that...

Brazil
Mar 13, 2025

Brazil's CSN reports Q4 loss, but core earnings exceed forecasts

Brazilian steelmaker CSN posted a net loss for the fourth quarter due to "still high financial expenses," however, core earnings and revenue exceeded market expectations. Why it's...

South Asia
Mar 13, 2025

Bankers: Jio Finance, India's Jio Finance, taps the debt market before bond sales with its debut commercial paper issue

Three merchant bankers confirmed on Thursday that India's Jio Finance (a unit wholly owned by Jio Financial Services) has tapped into the debt market through its first...

Belgium
Mar 13, 2025

Copper falls from a five-month high amid concerns over a trade war

The copper price fell on Thursday, after reaching a five-month high. Worries about the global economy overshadowed U.S. Tariffs' impact on metals prices. The price of three-month...

India
Mar 13, 2025

Sources say that the supply of Saudi crude oil to China will fall in April.

Trade sources reported on Thursday that Saudi Arabia's crude shipments to China, its largest customer, will drop to the lowest level for more than a full year...

Malaysia
Mar 13, 2025

Palm firms worried about low production but demand is weak.

Malaysian palm futures rose on Thursday, supported by lower production levels but capped by persistent concerns about demand from key import countries. At the close, the benchmark...