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US airlines want less helicopter traffic near Washington airport

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people. Airlines for America, in written testimony prepared for …

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Wells Fargo drops financed emissions target amid ESG rethink

(This Feb. 28 story has been corrected to change the attribution to Cushing, not Paddy McCully, in paragraph 10) (Reuters) – Wells Fargo is scrapping its goal of achieving net-zero emissions across its financed portfolio by 2050 as banks rethink their sustainable lending activities. The goals had relied on many factors “outside our control” such …

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Kraken says US SEC to dismiss lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Monday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed in principle to dismiss a civil lawsuit accusing it of operating illegally as an unregistered securities exchange. In a statement on its blog, Kraken called the dismissal a turning point for …

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Exclusive-Nvidia and Broadcom testing chips on Intel manufacturing process, sources say

By Max A. Cherney and Fanny Potkin SAN FRANCISCO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chip designers Nvidia and Broadcom are running manufacturing tests with Intel, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, demonstrating early confidence in the struggling company’s advanced production techniques. The two tests, which have not been reported previously, indicate the companies are moving closer …

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Trump’s tariffs threat hits Canada’s oil and gas drillers

By Amanda Stephenson CALGARY (Reuters) – Canada’s oilfield drilling and services sector is already showing signs of slowing due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs, triggering fears that an expected industry rebound could stall if such levies go forward. Employment levels in the Canadian drilling sector collapsed between 2014 and 2020 due to sustained …

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Exclusive-Canada to extend mineral exploration tax credit for two more years, minister says

By Divya Rajagopal -Canada will extend a tax credit on mineral exploration for two additional years as part of the government’s move to support investment in exploration projects, energy, and natural resources, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Sunday. The mineral exploration tax credit is a capital market tool that offers investors a 15% …

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US construction spending unexpectedly declines in January

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in January, pulled down by a decline in outlays on multi-family homebuilding. The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending dropped 0.2% after an unrevised 0.5% increase in December. Economists polled by Reuters had expected construction spending would be unchanged. Construction spending increased 3.3% …

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Canadian factory PMI tumbles as tariff uncertainty hits sentiment

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in six months in February as an uncertain trade outlook led to firms turning the most pessimistic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 47.8 from 51.6 in January, its …

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Baker Hughes and Frontier Infrastructure enter carbon capture partnership

(Reuters) – Baker Hughes on Monday announced a partnership with Frontier Infrastructure to accelerate the development of the latter’s large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) and power solutions in the United States. The oilfield services provider added it would provide technology solutions to support carbon capture projects along with power generation and data centers. CONTEXT …

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