U.S. steel industry groups and the United Steelworkers union on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to keep in place the steel tariffs imposed three years ago, saying that lifting them now would undermine the industry's viability.
Copper prices fell on Wednesday as rising inflation pushed investors into a risk-off sentiment, offsetting the impact of potential supply disruptions in the top producing region of South America.
JetBlue Airways said on Wednesday it plans to enter the transatlantic market with low-fare flights from New York to London in August, disrupting what is normally one of the world's busiest international routes.
Singapore Airlines Ltd on Wednesday posted its second-consecutive annual loss, widening to a record S$4.27 billion ($3.20 billion) and said it would issue S$6.2 billion of convertible bonds to help weather the coronavirus crisis.
Chicago corn futures slid on Wednesday, giving up some of the gains made in the previous two sessions, although concerns over tightening world supplies provided a floor for the market.
The 2021-22 marketing year is still a few months away, but China within the last few days has secured nearly a third of its expected corn needs out of the United States for next season.
Russian aluminium producer Rusal said on Wednesday that it would demerge its higher carbon assets into a separate company as part of its goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and will change its own name to AL+ as part of the process.
British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bowed to pressure from lawmakers to link multimillion pound bonuses for its executives to improvements in its supply chain, including workers' rights.
The head of Italian luxury group Tod's said that if ever decided to sell his company it would be to LVMH's boss Bernard Arnault but he added that he had no plans like that for now.
Taiwan's MFIG purchasing group bought about 65,000 tonnes of animal feed corn to expected to be sourced from Argentina in an international tender which closed on Wednesday, European traders said.
Taiwan's MFIG purchasing group bought about 65,000 tonnes of animal feed corn to expected to be sourced from Argentina in an international tender which closed on Wednesday, European traders said.
Copper prices fell on Wednesday due to worries about inflation and higher supplies from Glencore's African mine, which could restart as soon as next year.
Global stocks are nursing losses after a selloff in U.S. cyclical stocks spread to the wider market with benchmark indexes closing nearly 1% down as inflation concerns continued to dominate investors minds.
Germany's winter wheat sown area for the 2021 harvest has been increased by 3.0% on the year to some 2.83 million hectares, Germany’s national statistics office said on Wednesday.
South Africa's food producer RFG Holdings Ltd, reported a 46.3% rise in half-year earnings on Wednesday helped by foreign exchange gains and lower interest payments.
Germany's winter wheat sown area for the 2021 harvest has been increased by 3.0% on the year to some 2.83 million hectares, Germany’s national statistics office said on Wednesday.
Crop scouts on the first day of an annual three-day tour of Kansas projected an average yield for hard red winter wheat in the northern portion of the state at 59.2 bushels per acre, up significantly from 46.9 bushels in 2019.
Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Wednesday, after rallying 5% in the previous session, as weaker global edible and crude oils weighed on sentiment.