Electric Vehicle Industry Hit With Bad News Amid Ukraine Crisis Thomas Catenacci on March 8, 2022 The London Metal Exchange (LME) suspended trading of nickel, the key critical mineral that…
Over 2 Million Refugees Have Fled From Ukraine Amid Invasion, UN Says Sebastian Hughes on March 8, 2022 More than two million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the…
By Simon Lewis CHISINAU, Moldova -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reassured Moldova’s leaders that the United States would rally international opposition to Russian aggression “whenever and wherever”…
Texas School District’s ‘Racial Equity Committee’ Blocks Parents From Attending Its Meetings Amid Public Backlash Kendall Tietz on March 4, 2022 A school district’s “Racial Equity Committee” has prevented members…
OTTAWA – Russia could allow passenger airliners to be maintained by third-party firms in a bid to help its domestic carriers hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, Tass…
EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Democrats Quietly Cancel Climate Hearing Into Big Oil ‘Disinformation’ Amid Ukraine Crisis Thomas Catenacci on March 4, 2022 Democrats on the House Oversight Committee abruptly canceled a hearing…
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart on Friday and was on track for a weekly decline as the intensifying war in Ukraine triggered a flight to…
By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea’s consumer inflation hovered near a decade high in February and stood above the central bank’s 2% target for an 11th month, adding pressure…
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – Carl Icahn is broadening a push to get McDonald’s Corp to improve suppliers’ treatment of pigs raised for bacon and sausage. The billionaire activist investor,…
By Clara Denina and Praveen Menon – Flush with cash after bumper earnings, mining companies straddle a delicate balancing act as they benefit from soaring commodity prices amid the Ukraine-Russia…
President Joe Biden will join other Western nations in releasing a total of 60 million barrels of crude oil amid the Ukraine crisis, the coalition announced Tuesday. Overall, 31 member…
MOSCOW – Hyundai Motor Co will suspend its car assembly plant in Russia’s St Petersburg on March 1-5 due to supply chain interruptions, Interfax newsagency reported on Tuesday, citing a…
TOKYO – Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Satoshi Ttsunakawa will resign, as the Japanese conglomerate faces increasing opposition to its controversial restructuring plans. Senior executive Taro Shimada,…
Several Russian government websites went dark early Thursday amid ongoing fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Kremlin.ru, the website for Russia’s executive branch of government, went dark Thursday morning and…
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has already left at least 40 Russian soldiers and “a few” Ukrainian civilians dead as of Thursday, multiple sources reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced…
The White House has pushed the so-called green transition in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, arguing it proves global oil market dependence is unstable. President Joe Biden believes that…
BEIJING – China’s factory activity likely contracted in February on slower production after the Lunar New Year holiday and Winter Olympics, with Beijing expected to unveil more stimulus measures at…
Democrats, Environmentalists Stay Silent On US Energy Independence Amid Ukraine Crisis Thomas Catenacci on February 25, 2022 Democrats and environmental groups were silent when asked about the importance of U.S.…
– Cybersecurity firm Avast Plc on Friday warned of cyber criminals seeking to take advantage of the chaos surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to make quick money, terming it a…
– U.S. investors purchased money market funds and withdrew cash from higher risk equity funds in the week to Feb. 23, as a rush for safety dominated markets in the…
NEW YORK – The prices of a major junk bond ETF fell on Thursday as investors pulled out of riskier assets amid a widespread selloff in global markets sparked by…
LG Abandons Solar Panel Business Amid Supply Chain Issues, High Costs Thomas Catenacci on February 23, 2022 South Korean technology company LG Electronics announced Wednesday that it would abandon its…
Ukrainian Government Faces Massive Cyberattack Amid Russian Escalation Sebastian Hughes on February 23, 2022 Ukraine suffered a massive cyberattack on Wednesday, crippling the websites of the country’s government, foreign ministry…
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s central bank hiked its policy rate to 13.5% from 10.25% on Thursday as the central Asian nation’s tenge currency sank alongside the Russian rouble after Moscow launched…
Germany stopped the approval process for Nord Stream 2, a pipeline that would transport natural gas directly from Russia to Europe, the nation’s leader said Tuesday. “In light of the…