China imposed restrictions on exporting two metals that are crucial to parts of the semiconductor, telecommunications and electric-vehicle industries in an escalation of the country’s tit-for-tat trade war on technology with the US and Europe.
Cocoa soared to a 13-year high as heavy rain across West Africa accelerated the spread of a rot-causing disease, threatening output in some of the world’s biggest producers.
Chinese electric-car juggernaut BYD Co. is deploying an engineering team as part of a project to start processing lithium in Chile, home to the world’s biggest reserves of the metal that’s a key component in EV batteries.
Israel’s anti-government protest movement launched a series of major disruptions on Monday, including an attempt to sow chaos at the international airport, over a renewed official attempt to weaken the judiciary.
Consumer health giant Haleon Plc is exploring a potential divestment of some smoking cessation products as it seeks to offload non-core businesses, people familiar with the matter said.
A Russian general who’s been questioned over the failed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was conspicuously absent at a meeting of top army chiefs where Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu denounced the rebellion.
OPEC kept oil production steady in June as the cartel pressed on with an accord aimed at shoring up a fragile global market.
Whether they’re intervening verbally or actively buying and selling in the market, central banks will only succeed in buttressing their currencies for the long-term with interest rate hikes, Commerzbank AG warns.
Morgan Stanley warned emerging-market investors that developing nations may fail to deliver the interest-rate cuts they have priced in as a more hawkish Federal Reserve raises the prospect of a stronger dollar.
City AM, a free business-focused newspaper in London, is seeking a buyer as part of fundraising discussions, it announced Monday.
