BNSF, the railroad unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, is prepared to handle any increase in rail traffic if the Dakota Access oil pipeline (DAPL) is shut due to an ongoing legal dispute, the company told Reuters.
South Africa's struggling national airline South African Airways (SAA) on Friday exited a local form of bankruptcy protection called business rescue after roughly 17 months.
Cargill, one of the world's biggest charterers of ships, has cut nearly 1.5 million tonnes of gross carbon emissions from its fleet since 2017, a top company executive said, as it steps up efforts to go green.
The global nickel market recorded a supply-demand surplus of 108,000 tonnes last year and is on track to record another 45,000-tonne surplus this year, the International Nickel Study Group (INSG) found.
Arabica coffee futures on ICE rose on Friday, heading back towards a four-year high hit a day earlier amid tightening supplies in top producer Brazil, improved demand and a stronger Brazilian real.
Chicago corn futures edged down on Friday, consolidating after a weather-fuelled rally but still poised to end April with the biggest monthly gain in two years.
The London Metal Exchange said on Friday it plans to announce around June 8 whether it will reopen its open outcry trading ring or permanently shut the only such floor in Europe.
JPMorgan's development finance institution, which aims to fund more than $100 billion in activities per year, is looking to back more supply chain deals to help fight COVID-19 in developing countries, a bank executive told Reuters.
Britain-based airline Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] said it wanted UK-U.S. travel to reopen on May 17, after reporting a 659 million pound ($917 million) pretax loss for 2020, highlighting the toll taken by the pandemic.
The rapid increase in feed demand from China that began last year has been a big part of why Chicago corn futures are at multiyear highs, though a little more follow-through for U.S. exports would go a long way in confirming the storyline.
Italy is feeling the lack of a strong national airline which could boost tourism and the economy as the country comes out of the pandemic, Salvatore Ferragamo's executive vice chairman said on Friday.
JPMorgan's development finance institution which aims to fund more than $100 billion in activities per year is looking to back more supply chain deals to help fight COVID-19 in developing countries, a bank executive told Reuters.
Arabica coffee futures on ICE rose on Friday, heading back towards a four-year high hit a day earlier amid tightening supplies in top producer Brazil, improved demand and a stronger Brazilian real.
Pakistan's state trading agency TCP has delayed a decision about a purchase in an international tender for 50,000 tonnes of white sugar which closed this week and asked participants to match the lowest price offer, European traders said on Friday.
Copper crept higher on Friday, hovering just below the $10,000 level it briefly broke through a day earlier as some speculators locked in profits while others added to bullish positions.
Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second straight session on Friday, logging in a total loss of 4.8%, tracking cheaper rival oils and on worries of lower demand from India due to a surge in COVID-19 infections in the world's top vegetable oil importer.
China said on Friday that Air France's weekly passenger service to Shanghai would be suspended for two weeks starting on May 10, after six passengers on a flight this month tested positive for COVID-19.
Global supply of refined zinc is expected to exceed demand by 353,000 tonnes in 2021, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) said on Friday, adding it expects global supply of lead to exceed demand by 96,000 tonnes.
China's aviation regulator said on Friday that it would suspend an Air France flight from Paris to Shanghai for two weeks from May 10 due to COVID-19 cases.