By Pratima Desai LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Aluminium consumers in the United States are paying record high prices, significantly…
Trump pushes ‘drill baby drill’ agenda to Venezuela, hurts producers at home
By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Jan 9 – U.S. oil producers already reeling from low oil prices are…
Washington pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before…
US EPA will reassess safety of herbicide paraquat, says its chief
Jan 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will reassess the safety of herbicide paraquat, its administrator Lee Zeldin…
China extends banks’ bulk bad loan disposal programme through end-2026, sources say
BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – China’s financial regulator has extended a policy allowing banks to transfer bad personal loans in…
Greenland’s parliament will bring forward meeting to discuss US threats, party leaders say
OSLO, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Greenland’s parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to U.S. threats to…
Wall Street jostles to advise on Rio-Glencore, eyes $100 million prize
By Andres Gonzalez, Amy-Jo Crowley and Anousha Sakoui LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto’s ambition to acquire Glencore and…
Exclusive-CIA highlighted Cuba’s grim economy but gave mixed view on government falling
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence has painted a grim picture of Cuba’s economic and political situation, but its…
Chevron competes with rivals for Venezuelan oil sales, sources say
By Marianna Parraga and Shariq Khan NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron, global trading house Vitol…
Trump orders his ‘representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is ordering his representatives to buy…