Focus on Transport
EV startup Fisker files for bankruptcy
Fisker has been trying to ramp up production of its Ocean SUV, which has had software and hardware issues.
Tesla sues ex-supplier Matthews over EV battery trade secrets
Matthews began supplying Tesla with manufacturing machinery in 2019.
Tesla kicks off legal fight to reinstate Musk’s pay
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, won the backing of shareholders for a record compensation package....
Chile lithium miner SQM reaches supply deal with Hyundai, Kia
Hyundai and Kia has done a deal with SQM for material necessary for EV batteries.
Analysis: Global gasoline refining margins slump on slow summer driving season
Oil refiners' profits are down as demand for U.S. gasoline is seasonally the lowest since 2021
Berkshire Hathaway sells $39.8 million of shares in China’s BYD
BYD is one of Berkshire Hathaway's few non-U.S. investments.
China opens tit-for-tat anti-dumping probe into European pork after EU move on EVs
China is to investigate imported pork and its by-products from the EU, days after plans to impose extra duties on Chinese-made electric cars...
Serbia could mine lithium as early as 2028: FT
The mine is expected to produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium per year.
Chile says Saudi mining minister to visit, lithium expected on agenda
Bandar Alkhorayef, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, at the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,...
US biz groups seek hearing, more time to weigh in on Biden’s China tariff hike
A wide swath of pro-trade American business groups has asked the Biden administration for another month to comment on plans to impose steeper...
