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BHP wants Anglo American's copper mining operations, like this one in Chile (AFP)
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Miner Anglo American rejects BHP’s $38.8 billion takeover bid

British mining company, Anglo American, has slammed BHP's bid as "highly unattractive" and "opportunistic"

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Visitors check a Tesla Model 3 car next to a Model Y displayed at a showroom of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo/File Photo
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Former exec Baglino sells Tesla shares worth $181.5 million, SEC filing shows

Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has sold shares worth around $181.5 million in the world's top EV maker, according to a SEC filing...

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Honda to get up to $5B in government aid for EV battery, assembly plants in Canada

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce...

FILE PHOTO: An exhibition booth of Tellurian is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. Picture taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
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Top Tellurian executives poised for big payday if LNG plant goes ahead

Top executives of U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian Inc could earn tens of millions of dollars if its proposed Driftwood LNG plant...

FILE PHOTO: People walk around the Financial District near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz//File Photo
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Morningstar: Record $8.8 billion pulled from US sustainable funds in Q1

U.S. Republican politicians, including many from energy-producing states, have stepped up their attacks on investors' use of ESG considerations.

Broadcaster Chris Packham and members of the Axe Drax campaign group protesting outside the Drax AGM (Merry Dickinson/PA)
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Climate protesters target BP and Drax shareholder meetings

Drax and BP climate protests see British activists target shareholder meetings to make their point.

FILE PHOTO: A Honda car stands on the day Honda announces plans to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario with financial support from the Canadian and provincial governments, at their automotive assembly plant in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, April 25, 2024.  REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Honda to set up US$11 billion EV production base in Ontario

Honda's Ontario base will produce everything from materials to batteries to finished vehicles in a bid to meet growing demand for EVs in...

The logo of Engie is seen during the company's annual general shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/ File photo
BusinessNewsWind

Engie to invest up to 4 billion euros in Belgium to boost renewables

PARIS – French energy company Engie plans to invest up to €4 billion ($4.3 billion) in Belgium by 2030, the company announced on...

Precision Drilling Corp. logo is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Precision Drilling seeing boost in demand as Trans Mountain start nears

The completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is leading to a boom in demand for drilling services: Precision Drilling chief executive Kevin...

The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/ File photo
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Equinor upbeat about investor interest in US offshore wind farm

Revised contract from state authorities changes economics for New York wind farm, says Equinor CFO.

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