Sunday, 9 February 2025

Focus on Business

FILE PHOTO: .S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo reacts during a bilateral meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
BusinessClimateEconomyFinanceNewsPolitics

US, Indo-Pacific partners holding talks in Singapore on clean energy

The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding talks, including a 'Clean Economy' investor forum to boost climate investments

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toyota Motor is seen on a steering wheel inside a Vios model at the 39 Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 30, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessNews

Japan auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipments

A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan's...

FILE - The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023, where General Motors stacks battery cells into modules, a joint venture with LG Energy Solution of Korea. Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans portray Biden's policy to promote electric vehicles as unfair for consumers and government overreach. Biden and Democrats have been less vocal and more nuanced, advocating Biden's climate reduction goals while promoting homegrown technology over competition from China. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
AutomotiveBusinessClimateElectionsEmissionsNewsPoliticsTransport

Republicans aim to make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue

Republicans bid to make Biden's promotion of electric vehicles a big electoral issue.

FILE PHOTO: General view of Aramco's oil field in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
BusinessFuelNewsOil

Saudi Arabia kicks off Aramco share sale with demand said to be high

In a landmark deal, Saudi Arabia has begun a secondary share sale in oil giant Aramco.

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
BusinessFinanceIndustryManufacturingNews

Tesla shareholder sues Musk for alleged $7.5 billion insider trading

Shareholder accuses Tesla CEO Elon Musk of insider trading in 2022.

FILE - Chairs stand at the Gates post office in the aftermath of a fire in Gates, Ore., Sept 9, 2020. Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. KGW reports that the proposal would have limited the company's wildfire liability to just economic damages. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, File)
BusinessClimateElectricityFinanceInfrastructureNewsTransmission

Oregon regulator rejects PacifiCorp bid to limit wildfire liability

Oregon utility regulators say no to request from PacifiCorp to limit its liability over 2020 wildfires.

The Salar de Atacama, in the desert by the same name, is a salt flat holding Chile's main lithium deposits (AFP)
BusinessCritical MineralsEconomyNewsPolitics

Giant lithium partnership between Codelco and SQM created in Chile

Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco signed a deal Friday with SQM to nearly double the private mining firm’s current extraction of lithium, a...

FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
BusinessFinanceFuelNewsOil

Oil stabilises ahead of US inflation data and OPEC+ meeting

Oil prices held steady on Friday, as investors await U.S. inflation data for clues on the demand outlook.

New rules to crack down on investment greenwashing are to come into effect (Yui Mok/PA)
BusinessFinanceNewsPoliticsRegulations

Anti-greenwashing rule to tackle misleading investment claims comes into effect

Financial firms must ensure retail investors are given accurate information on sustainability as new anti-greenwashing rule comes into effect.

A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily invested in likely worthless carbon offset credits (AFP)
BusinessEconomyEmissionsEmissions MarketsFinanceNewsPoliticsVoluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs)

World’s biggest companies snap up ‘likely junk’ carbon offsets: analysis

A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily...

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.