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UK PM rules out priority access for key workers in fuel crisis

A shortage of truckers even before the fuel supply crisis has led to empty supermarket shelves and delivery delays

Sep 29, 2021

By Callum Paton

United Kingdom European Union Brexit

Salmonella outbreak causes US and Canadian Stores to recall contaminated onions

Over 600 people have fallen ill with salmonella infection from contaminated shipment of red, yellow and white onions

Aug 12, 2020

By Nina Siena

Mattel launches 2020 Barbie Election Campaign Team dolls with black candidate

Mattel's new Barbie 2020 Election series 4-piece doll set is now available online for £31

Jul 30, 2020

By Nina Siena

Elections

Trump says OPEC+ planning to cut production 20 mn bpd

After a Sunday videoconference, the top producers agreed to slash daily production by 9.7 million barrels from May.

Apr 14, 2020

By Chris Stein

OPEC Saudi Arabia Russia Donald Trump

China and Turkey defy US, will continue to import Iran oil

China and Turkey are standing-up to U.S. demands they stop importing Iranian oil.

Apr 23, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Iran Turkey Donald Trump

African swine fever in China may push pork prices up 78% by 2020

Pork prices in China will skyrocket more than 70 percent in the coming year as the stock of domesticated pigs known as hog will plunge to "historically low" levels because of raging African swine fever.

Apr 18, 2019

By Kalyan Kumar

$80-per-barrel oil possible this summer, warns investment bank

There seems to be enough market evidence to indicate $80 oil by the summer.

Apr 12, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Oil

Oil demand growth is showing no signs of nearing a peak

The International Energy Agency still doesn't see growth stopping.

Mar 18, 2019

By Matthew DiLallo

Oil Market Uncertainty Can Worsen Into A Crisis, Warns Expert

The prevailing uncertainty in the oil market abetted by OPEC production cuts, the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela oil and other factors can snowball into an energy crunch and impact oil price, warned an industry expert.

Feb 13, 2019

By Kalyan Kumar

OPEC Russia Venezuela Iran Saudi Arabia

A Texas-sized surge in oil production will hold prices down

With oil demand growth slowing, it's entirely possible that U.S. production alone will increase more than global demand in the next few years.

Nov 12, 2018

By Adam Levine-Weinberg

OPEC Saudi Arabia

China, India buying oil from Iran, ignoring US sanctions

As the rhetoric from the United States gets harsher and oil prices remain weak, Iran is finding some respite by selling larger amounts of crude oil to China and India.

Jul 24, 2018

By Himanshu Goenka

Donald Trump India Iran OPEC

Iran rebuffs Trump's call for OPEC to increase oil output

The OPEC oil ministers began arriving in Vienna on Tuesday ahead of their official meeting Friday, which will also include discussions with Russia.

Jun 20, 2018

By Associated Press

OPEC Iran

Trump plans to go ahead with steel, aluminum tariffs on EU

President Donald Trump announced in March the United States would slap a 25 percent tariff on imported steel, and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum.

May 31, 2018

By Associated Press

Donald Trump

German-Russian pipeline takes shape despite US protests

The Nord Stream 2 project will double the amount of natural gas Russia can funnel directly to the heart of Europe.

May 18, 2018

By Associated Press

Brexit-backing fracking tycoon Jim Ratcliffe becomes Britain's richest man

Jim Ratcliffe topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2018 with an estimated worth of £21.05bn.

May 13, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Australia paints dire picture of iron ore prices in 2018 forecasting a 20% slump

Government says drop in Chinese demand could spell very bad news for the industry.

Jan 8, 2018

By Gaurav Sharma

Pointers from the financial market's performance in 2017 for the upcoming year

The past 12 months have been largely positive for the stock markets, but the macroeconomic scenario appears increasingly uncertain as we enter 2018.

Dec 18, 2017

By Carlo Alberto De Casa

Sugar industry likely to see record global production of 192m tonnes

However, sugar cane diversion to ethanol production in Brazil means global prices remain high.

Dec 18, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Brazil India Thailand European Union

Coal plant seen behind West Virginia home

Power generation projects face 'significant' carbon transition risk

Industry will remain a focus of increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies as nations address their climate goals.

Dec 14, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Climate Change

Anti-dumping measures against cheap imports could help European steelmakers

Growth in demand, rising profits and regulatory support bodes well for the industry, according to a new report.

Dec 8, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

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