The world's largest steelmaker China Baowu Steel Group has raised 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) from a bond issue, in part for the giant Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, it said on Monday.
South African farmers are expected to plant maize over an area 2% bigger this year than last, the government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Tuesday.
Chicago soybean futures edged to another two-year low while corn eased to a three-year low as improving harvest expectations in South America and doubts over Chinese demand kept the focus on ample global supplies.
Farmers set bales of hay ablaze to partly block access to Toulouse airport in southwestern France on Tuesday and parked tractors across highways near Paris as they lobbied the government for help to make a living from their work.
Indonesian state purchasing agency BULOG has started purchasing in an international tender for up to 500,000 metric tons of rice which closed on Monday, European traders said on Tuesday.
Swedish fashion retailer H&M is under pressure to prove to investors it can turn its fortunes around and fend off fierce competition from fast-fashion rivals such as Zara, whose sales are rising, and China-founded Shein, set to go public this year.
JetBlue Airways said on Tuesday it was evaluating further cost cuts after the company forecast a fall in first-quarter revenue amid early signs of softening domestic demand.
The European Commission on Tuesday rejected a French government view that Brussels had put an end to talks with Mercosur, saying it was still aiming to conclude a free trade agreement with the South American bloc.
Ryanair will take as many Boeing MAX 10 aircraft as it can get, the airline's CEO told Reuters on Tuesday, reiterating his confidence in the U.S. planemaker.
Copper prices edged higher on Tuesday on hopes that top metals consumer China would roll out more measures to stabilise its economy and stock markets, but a strong dollar curbed gains.
Italy's Aeffe has appointed Argentinian designer Adrian Appiolaza as the new creative director of the Moschino brand, the luxury group said on Tuesday.
A group of South Korean flour mills bought an estimated 86,200 metric tons of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States in an international tender on Tuesday, European traders said.
Global air freight rates have climbed for the first time in seven weeks ahead of Asia's lunar new year and as attacks on Red Sea shipping prompt companies to secure costlier air cargo space.
Indian retailer Arvind Ltd posted on Tuesday a revenue drop for the fifth consecutive quarter, dampened by lacklustre prices of woven products and lower demand for denim.
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is studying Hong Kong as a location to expand its global metal warehouse network, five sources with knowledge of the matter said, hopeful success there might open the door to mainland China, its ultimate target.
Importer groups in the Philippines are believed to have bought an unknown volume of animal feed wheat expected to be sourced from Australia in international tenders seeking up to 96,000 metric tons, European traders said on Tuesday.
The Russian government published a decree on Thursday introducing quotas for the import of seeds from what it designates as "unfriendly" countries, to last until the end of the year.
Pakistan's rice exports are likely to jump to a record high in the year ending in June as rival India's decision to curb its own shipments forces buyers to purchase more from Islamabad, which is offering the grain at nearly 16 year-high prices.
Soybean oil prices on China's Dalian Commodities Exchange fell for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, with soymeal prices also declining as demand slowed amid growing South American supply.