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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australian investment bank Macquarie Group adorns a desk in the reception area of its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 28, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
BusinessElectionsFinanceNewsPolitics

Macquarie eyes rise of protectionism in upcoming US, EU elections

Voters rattled by a cost-of-living and energy crisis, illegal migration and a changing geo-political landscape seek alternatives beyond mainstream parties.

FILE PHOTO: Stocks of new cars are parked in a lot, at Walon France automobile transport company in Hordain, northern France, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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French carmakers target fourfold jump in EV sales by 2027

French car industry will ramp up EV sales fourfold by 2027 under a strategy agreement to be signed with the government on Monday

FILE PHOTO: An electric vehicle (EV) by Mercedes-Benz moves on a street in Beijing, China October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNewsOil

Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, U.S.

Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, driven by a shift to electric cars in China and the...

Vessels carrying supplies for an offshore oil platform operated by Exxon Mobil are seen at the Guyana Shore Base Inc wharf on the Demerara River, south of Georgetown, Guyana January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Cohen/ File Photo
BusinessNewsOil

Big Oil finds more to love in deepwater exploration fields

"Back in vogue": Newer deepwater oil projects offer companies longer-term production, lower breakeven costs, big resource potentials and lower carbon emissions.

A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020.   REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsFinanceMineralsMiningNews

MP Materials report wider-than-expected Q1 loss

Rare earths miner MP Materials reported wider-than-expected loss in first quarter on Thursday, hurt by lower concentrate sales and weak prices of the...

FILE PHOTO: Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Resources, speaks during the IHS CERAWeek 2015 energy conference in Houston, Texas April 21, 2015.  REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessEconomyIn-DepthOilPolitics

U.S. oil executive censure puts spotlight on shale-OPEC meetings

A U.S. regulator's censure of a top U.S. oil executive over private meetings with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) group...

The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File photo
BusinessCritical MineralsElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceMineralsMiningNews

Glencore studying an approach for Anglo American, sources say

Anglo American is attractive to its competitors for its prized copper assets in Chile and Peru, a metal used in everything from electric...

FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the "Senior Chinese Leader Event" held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
AnalysisEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityIn-DepthPoliticsTrade

Xi’s trip to Europe may lay bare West’s divisions over China strategy

Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe at a time when the EU is threatening to hammer China's EV and green energy industries...

The report found only about one in five of banks surveyed had significantly reduced exposure to the coal sector since 2016 (AFP)
BusinessCoalFinanceNews

Banks slow to limit coal financing: NGO

Environmental group Urgewald's coal report shows banks continue to lend billions to the fossil fuel industry, jeopardising Paris Agreement goals.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
BusinessNewsOil

OPEC+ could extend oil cuts, formal talks yet to start, sources say

OPEC+ has implemented a series of output cuts since late 2022, which could continue if demand fails to pick up.

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