Bayer CropScience, the Indian unit of German drug and pesticide maker Bayer AG, reported a 31% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by sluggish demand for its crop-protection products.
Argentina raised prices for biodiesel and bioethanol, made from corn and sugar cane, which are mandatory for mixing with gasoline in the South American country, two resolutions published in the Official Gazette showed on Thursday.
Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday after crude prices advanced, while investors repriced their expectations of the first rate cut to May by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Chicago wheat futures fell on Thursday weighed down by weak demand and falling export prices in Russia, while soybeans and corn also lost ground and were just above multi-year lows on the prospect of ample supply.
France will enshrine in law the principle that it should be self-reliant in food and it will tighten import controls, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Thursday, announcing more measures to quell a bout of unrest by French farmers.
Canada Goose Holdings forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Thursday, as the luxury goods maker bets on a sharp rebound in crucial market China to help ride out a slowdown in the U.S.
Ball Corp, missed fourth-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, hit by a drop in demand for its beverage cans as customers tightened their purse strings. The beer can maker saw weaker volumes in North America, especially in the mass beer segment, facing challenges beyond the impact of the Anheuser-Busch ad boycott issue.
Amer Sports, the maker of the world-renowned Wilson tennis rackets, is set to return to public markets later on Thursday after selling shares at a discounted price in its U.S. initial public offering for a valuation of $6.3 billion.
Copper prices fell in London on Thursday amid the stronger dollar and signals of no U.S. rate cut in March, although tighter supply and positive data from top consumer China lent some support.
Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament on Thursday, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks amid protests to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes and rising costs.
Indian jeweller and watch maker Titan Company reported third-quarter profit below estimates on Thursday as escalating costs of bullion outshined demand during the festive season.
India would step up efforts to boost local oilseed production, the finance minister said on Wednesday, as part of plans to cut pricey imports of vegetable oils from the world's top edible oil producers in Asia, South America and the Black Sea region.
Turkish state grain board TMO is believed to have provisionally sold 150,000 metric tons of durum wheat in an export tender for the same volume on Thursday, European traders said.
Some 290,000 Finnish workers began two days of strike action on Thursday to protest against the right-wing government's planned labour market reforms and proposed cuts to social welfare.
Luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin will debut in the eyewear sector after signing an exclusive license agreement with Italy's Marcolin, the groups said on Thursday.
Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports, throwing eggs at the European Parliament, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks.
Watching news of Senegalese migrants arriving on the Canary Islands stirs memories for Babou Diouf of the same perilous journey he undertook 17 years ago and his arduous path to his new home - Burela, on Spain's northern coast.
Adidas shares fell on Thursday after the sportswear maker delivered a forecast for 2024 well below analyst expectations, based on limited profits from selling off its last stocks of Yeezy shoes after its break-up with Kanye West.