Boral shares plunge after bushfire profit hit, accounts probe
Australia’s Boral Ltd said on Monday delays to building projects due to bushfires will likely cause a plunge in its second-half results, while revealing an...
Exclusive: Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat
With residents and courts ringing the alarm about depleted water supplies in Chile’s Atacama salt flat, the world’s top lithium miner Albemarle quietly filed a...
Oil prices fall on oversupply worries as virus hits China demand
Oil prices on Monday extended their decline from an early January peak above $70 as the specter of excess supplies loomed over the market after...
Asian markets fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment
Stocks and oil fell while safe-haven gold rose on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak surpassed the SARS epidemic, raising alarm bells...
Wall Street futures fall as coronavirus toll rises, China plans return to work
U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday after China’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak exceeded the global total from the SARS epidemic and as authorities...
China to France: Don’t discriminate against Huawei on 5G networks
The Chinese embassy in Paris on Sunday urged the French government not to discriminate against Huawei as it selects suppliers for its 5G mobile network,...
Mattel will close Canada factory after shuttering two manufacturing sites in Asia: WSJ
Mattel Inc will close a factory in Canada after shutting down two plants in Asia, as the toymaker reduces its manufacturing footprint to cut costs,...
U.S. energy secretary hopes Mexico, Canada will help export American coal
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of...
Route cuts intended to make South African Airways sustainable: rescue team
Plans to cut some of South African Airways’ (SAA) domestic and international routes are aimed at making the airline sustainable and free from government funding...
Tesla can get support for German factory: Economy Minister
Tesla could get state subsidies in its plan to set up a gigafactory in Germany, the country’s economy minister told a weekly newspaper....