Japan’s Opposition Head Calls For BOJ Governor Who Can Steer Stimulus Exit
By Kentaro Sugiyama and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s next governor must be someone who can…
Indonesia Hikes Palm Oil Export Levy To Maximum $375 Per Tonne
By Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has significantly raised its maximum palm oil export levy, a new government regulation…
Occidental Signs Four-year Deal With Jet-maker Airbus For Carbon Credits
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -Occidental Petroleum Corp on Thursday said it agreed to sell emissions-offsetting carbon credits to jet-maker…
Brazil Stock Exchange Operator B3’s Profit Rises 6% In Q4
By Peter Frontini SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian stock exchange operator B3 reported on Thursday its recurring net profit for…
Contaminated Columbia River island added to Superfund list
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday added Bradford Island and surrounding waters of the Columbia…
FedEx Shares Slip As Profit Growth Misses Street Target
By Lisa Baertlein and Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) -U.S. delivery firm FedEx Corp posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, hit by…
Labor board seeks to force Amazon to reinstate fired worker
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal labor board is seeking to reinstate an Amazon employee who was fired in the…
S&P Cuts Russia’s Ratings To ‘CC’ On Debt Default Risk
(Reuters) – S&P on Thursday lowered Russia’s rating to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC-‘, as the country reported difficulties meeting debt payments…
Deutsche Bank’s U.S. Affiliate, Following The Fed, Raises Prime Lending Rate
(Reuters) – Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG said on Thursday its U.S. affiliate had increased its prime lending rate by 25…
Union At BHP’s Escondida Chile Copper Mine Threatens Work Stoppage
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A union representing workers at BHP’s sprawling Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest copper mine,…