Japan's Seven & i Holdings?formed a partnership with SoftBank -Corp, PayPay, and?Sumitomo -Mitsui Card.?Each will invest 100 billion yen (620 million dollars) in the 7-11 operator, a...
Investors weighed Middle East developments and their impact on U.S. interest rate outlook as they weighed the gold price on Friday. As of 0703 GMT spot gold...
South Korea's highest temperature was recorded on 'Friday, since modern weather observation began. A prolonged heatwave had pushed temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for a...
Authorities have allowed a number of people who were evacuated from southwestern France because of a wildfire to gradually return home. The fire has been burning for...
Local media reported that First Deputy Premier Daniyar Amangeldiev had agreed to a monthly fuel supply of 100,000 metric tons with Russia. Reports stated that fuel would...
Austrian oil and gas company OMV reported a record?quarterly profit on Friday, surpassing estimates. Price?hikes?across-the-board more than offset sales impact from the Middle East conflict. Oil companies...
Alimentation Couche-Tard, a Canadian retailer, announced on Friday that it plans to 'buy' Poland's Zabka at a cost of 'about $8.7billion. This will be its largest acquisition....
Franco Baresi was a former AC Milan and Italy defender who died on Friday at the age 66. He is regarded as one of "the most recognisable"...
Clariant, a Swiss manufacturer of specialty chemicals, reported an adjusted core profit higher than expected in the second quarter. The company cited a'strong performance' from its Care...
Holcim's?second-quarter sales and earnings were better than expected on Friday, as the building materials manufacturer upgraded its outlook for the full year. The Swiss company reported that...
Investors weighed Middle East developments and their impact on U.S. interest rate outlook as they weighed the gold price on Friday. As of 0504 GMT spot gold...
The copper price rose on Friday, and was set to gain a month-long increase as the market absorbed a lower dollar and continued supply pressure. Benchmark three-month?copper?on...
Two sources familiar with the issue said that India's Adani Energy Solutions could launch a second share sale to institutional investors in early fiscal next year after...
Investors weighed Middle East developments and the impact they have on U.S. interest rate expectations. As of 0253 GMT the spot gold price fell by 0.6%, to...
The oil price fell on Friday, but remained on track to a?monthly rise of around a fifth? as more supplies flowed via crucial maritime chokepoints. This was...
The'regional governor, Andrei Bocharov said that a drone attack caused a fire at an energy facility in Volgograd, causing five injuries. He did not give any details...
South Korean shares rose 16% on Friday morning, fueled by a new surge in investment in global semiconductor stocks. This is the latest swing in a market...
The Balochistan Government reported that at least 18 coal miners died after an explosion on Thursday buried parts of a mining complex in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The...
U.S. civilian cyber defense agency warned on Thursday of an increase in hackers who target?technology that is used to maintain, control and monitor water and wastewater systems.?Operators...
Fortescue, an Australian iron ore mining company, forecasted a 'higher level of shipments in 2027 following a record year for exports. The No. The world's No. Iron...
Vale, a Brazilian miner, announced on Thursday a 35% drop in its second-quarter net profits compared to a year ago. Vale also revealed new shareholder remuneration as...
Scientists said that climate change caused by humans made extreme weather conditions in southwest France twice as likely. They also made the conditions driving fires in central...
Two White House officials who are familiar with the issue say that U.S. president Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday giving federal officials the authority to...
This week, European refiners made bumper profits from producing fuels such as gasoline and diesel. A wave of attacks against oil?refineries? in the Middle East and Russia...
Portugal's government announced on Thursday that it has approved a windfall tax of 33% on profits earned by oil and refinery companies in 2026 as a result...
Sinochem sold a 14% share in Pirelli to Czech billionaire Michal Strnad on Thursday. The Chinese state-owned group has significantly reduced its investment in the Italian tyremaker....
Ameren’s proposed mega?gas facility for the Midwest will still?leave the utility with a lack of?the?power and reserves required to meet the surging demand for data centers, according...
Two?industry? sources said that the Ryazan oil refining plant, one of Russia's largest plants, stopped crude oil processing 'after a drone attack' on Wednesday. Ukraine said on...
Officials and operators confirmed that a wildfire in east England forced the evacuation of several communities, as well as road closures. However, it was not expected to...
Wildfires burning in the countryside of Bordeaux are a reminder of climate challenges that France's largest wine region is facing. Producers are struggling with?severe heat, rising temperatures,...
U.S. stock prices rose on Thursday, as Microsoft's results surpassed expectations, and eased investor concerns about AI spending. Meanwhile, 30-year Treasury yields reached a record high after...
Tata Steel reported better-than expected first-quarter profits on Thursday. The company, India's largest?steelmaker, grew its net profit by 11.6% from a year earlier, despite higher costs for?coking...
This week, European refiners made bumper profits for producing fuels like gasoline and diesel. A wave of?attacks against oil refineries in Russia and the Middle East further...
Lake 'Brenets', a large, winding, long lake on the Swiss-French frontier, has been drained and rendered unnavigable since more than a fortnight amid a severe drought that...
Aperam, a Luxembourg-based steelmaker, no longer depends on Europe to earn most of its earnings, but it still stands to benefit from the region's resurgence in?steel?, said...
The U.S. Inflation rate slowed down in June but it is only temporary as renewed hostilities are raising oil prices. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the...
Microsoft's?earnings quelled AI concerns, and U.S. inflation data for June met expectations. The borrowing cost has risen to its highest level since 2007. Commerce Department data showed...
Fire officials and operators said on Thursday that a wildfire in Eastern England, which was one of the largest the region had ever seen, would not affect...
Kuwait Petroleum Corp. has bid 55,000 metric tonnes of full-range naphthalene?on a spot-tender basis. The company stated that the offer was made on a delivery basis based...
Outokumpu's finance chief said on Thursday that the European Union trade measures have boosted demand in the region for steelmakers. However, higher costs for scrap metal, fuel...
Gold prices rose on Thursday, as the U.S. Dollar weakened. Investors also weighed up the Federal Reserve's decision not to change interest rates and watched the escalating...
On Thursday, the U.S. government’s?long term borrowing costs reached their highest level since 2007. Global shares also tried to recover after Microsoft’s?earnings reduced some AI concerns. The...
Valero Energy reported on 'Thursday its highest quarterly profit in the last 20 years and surpassed Wall Street expectations. Oil market disruptions across the Middle East boosted...
Health authorities in Britain said that 2,877 people have died in Britain from heat-related causes this year. This is nearly twice the number of deaths recorded in...
MTI reported that Hungary's paks nuclear power plant may be shut down on Thursday or Friday due to low water levels in the Danube River. The plant...
Vedanta, an Indian conglomerate that converts metals into oil, announced on Thursday the appointment of Arun Misra to its chief executive position for a term lasting one...
What's important in the U.S. and Global Markets Today By Mike Dolan. Editor-at-Large for Finance and Markets On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve maintained its line, but three...
Two industry sources said on Thursday that a Ukrainian drone attack was responsible for a fire in Lukoil’s Perm refinery, which damaged and forced to shut down...
The British accounting 'watchdog' said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into KPMG’s financial audit of British oilfield services and engineering company Wood Group's fiscal year...
After the Federal Reserve said that it would maintain interest rates at the same level, and after tight inventories outside of the U.S., copper prices rose on...
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