Rice prices soared to the highest in almost 15 years in Asia on mounting concerns over global supplies as dry weather threatens production in Thailand and after top shipper India banned some exports.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S said it expects increased costs from a backlog of wind turbine orders to drag down full year earnings as executives avoided giving details on how the quality issues plaguing the broader wind industry would affect the Danish company
China’s unofficial death toll from recent flooding in the north hit 62 after the capital reported more victims, although a full accounting of the fatalities and economic damage from the natural disaster remains unclear.
China made the biggest downgrade on record to the value of a monthly export figure, a move that could paint a more flattering picture of trade data in months to come amid weak global demand.
If you spot four Ferraris on a street in China, chances are a woman is behind the wheel of at least one.
London-based Transition is focused on finding startups that can help balance humanity’s impact on the planet.
President Lula, seeking an industrial revival, snubs the US and looks to its No. 1 rival.
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The US Commerce Department has received more than 460 statements of interest for projects in 42 states seeking federal funds or financing help from last year’s Chips and Science Act, with more than a third focused on chip fabrication, according to a department official.
Bellway Plc is the latest UK housebuilder to say it plans to cut jobs as stubbornly high mortgage rates weigh on demand for new homes.
