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Albemarle profit just misses estimates on weak lithium prices

Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries, on Wednesday missed first quarter profit estimates on lower prices.

Albemarle profit just misses estimates on weak lithium prices

Oil eases on higher US crude output, hopes of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday, extending losses from Monday, on the back of rising U.S. crude production, as well as hopes of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Oil eases on higher US crude output, hopes of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective

Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain

Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective

Japan Fisheries Agency proposes allowing commercial catching of fin whales

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country’s commercial whaling around its coasts

Japan Fisheries Agency proposes allowing commercial catching of fin whales

ECB's Knot: increasingly confident about disinflation

Euro zone inflation is falling towards 2% and geopolitical stress poses only moderate risks but the European Central Bank should still exercise caution in cutting interest rates

ECB's Knot: increasingly confident about disinflation

Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The amount of humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip will be ramped up in coming days, Israel's military said on Sunday, citing new corridors that use an Israeli seaport and

Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says

Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw

The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian

Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw

Siemens Energy shakes up troubled wind unit after strong results

Siemens Energy unveiled sweeping changes at its struggling wind division on Wednesday, including job cuts and a new CEO,

Siemens Energy shakes up troubled wind unit after strong results

US to require new cars to have emergency braking systems by 2029

Nearly all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the United States will be required to have automatic emergency braking systems by September 2029, the

US to require new cars to have emergency braking systems by 2029

Exclusive-US military's pier in Gaza to cost $320 million

The U.S. military's cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. defense official

Exclusive-US military's pier in Gaza to cost $320 million

Fund offering 'venture capital' exposure sends investors on meme-like ride

A new fund that allows shareholders access to

Fund offering 'venture capital' exposure sends investors on meme-like ride

Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit

By Simon Lewis and Antoni Slodkowski SHANGHAI (Reuters) -U.S.

Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit

Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that is surprising many as gang violence consumes the country

Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

JPMorgan's Australia arm fined $509,000 for allowing suspicious client orders

JPMorgan's Australian arm has been fined A$775,000 ($509,252.50) for allowing suspicious client orders to be placed on wheat futures trading designed to manipulate the market, the

JPMorgan's Australia arm fined $509,000 for allowing suspicious client orders

Canada's Teck reports jump in Q1 copper output on Chile mine boost, shares rise

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -Canadian miner Teck Resources reported a 74% rise in quarterly copper production on Thursday, helped by a ramp-up at its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile, sending its

Canada's Teck reports jump in Q1 copper output on Chile mine boost, shares rise

Green steel needs tiered incentives to become reality in Asia

It's time for a reality check about decarbonising Asia's vast and growing steel sector.

Green steel needs tiered incentives to become reality in Asia

Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body

Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling

Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with a 'massive' attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of Nazism

Ukraine's president says Russia has launched a massive nighttime attack on energy facilities across Ukraine, targeting seven regions with more than 50 missiles and drones

Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with a 'massive' attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of Nazism

Oil settles higher as weak U.S. economic growth offset by supply concerns

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Thursday on worries of supply disruptions in Middle East supply as Israel stepped up airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah and on the U.S.

Oil settles higher as weak U.S. economic growth offset by supply concerns

Mexico heat wave triggers 'exceptional' power outages, president says

Widespread recent power outages in Mexico were caused by unseasonably hot weather, the country's president said on Wednesday, assuring

Mexico heat wave triggers 'exceptional' power outages, president says

GM to end production of Chevy Malibu as it shifts to EVs

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -General Motors said Wednesday it will end production of its gasoline-powered Chevrolet Malibu car later this year in order to produce new electric vehicles.

GM to end production of Chevy Malibu as it shifts to EVs

TC Energy's oil pipeline spin-off faces obstacles in bet on US Gulf

TC Energy's planned oil pipeline spin-off is a bet that it can supply more Canadian crude to U.S.

TC Energy's oil pipeline spin-off faces obstacles in bet on US Gulf

Italy's Webuild sends proposal to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge

Italian construction group Webuild said on Friday it has pitched a project to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed in March after a container ship crashed into a

Italy's Webuild sends proposal to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge

AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID vaccine globally as demand dips

(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.

AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID vaccine globally as demand dips

Fed's Barkin: Ending inflation likely to require a hit to demand

By Howard Schneider COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -Finishing the battle against inflation will likely require a hit to demand, after a year in which U.S. price pressures cooled largely through

Fed's Barkin: Ending inflation likely to require a hit to demand
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