Texas ranchers worked overtime to haul water and hay to cattle to keep them alive during a freak winter storm, but some cows have already succumbed to unusual icy temperatures that also killed chickens, idled meat plants and threatened crops.
Air-France-KLM warned on Thursday of more pain to come for the Franco-Dutch airline group on renewed COVID-19 lockdowns, as the fallout from the pandemic pushed it to an annual 7.1 billion euro ($8.5 billion) net loss.
Norway's Statkraft [STATKF.UL] and Aker Horizons, a unit of investment firm Aker, have joined chemicals firm Yara in electrifying and decarbonising a plant in Norway to produce zero carbon ammonia, the companies said on Thursday.
United Arab Emirates-based carrier Flydubai is preparing for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to rejoin its fleet, the Dubai government's media office said on Twitter on Thursday.
Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation, the world's largest palm oil planter, forecast crude palm oil output in Malaysia and Indonesia would recover from last year's decline, and is optimistic prices will remain high this year.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair on Thursday reported a third consecutive quarterly operating loss as the pandemic weighed and forecast another quarter of losses amid hopes vaccinations will increasingly allow travel later in the year.
Copper prices jumped on Thursday to their highest in nearly a decade as top metals consumer China returned from a week-long Lunar New Year holiday, with brightening global demand prospects and supply concerns underpinning the market.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair on Thursday reported a third consecutive quarterly operating loss, but said it has managed to secure a healthy financial position through extensive recapitalisation and cost cuts.
European planemaker Airbus restored key business targets after generating cash in the fourth quarter, but withheld a dividend as it posted a pandemic-driven loss for 2020 amid the industry's "most challenging crisis".
Renewed COVID-19 lockdowns are pushing Air France-KLM deeper into the red, the airline group warned on Thursday, as it chalked up a 7.1 billion euro ($8.5 billion) net loss for 2020 and postponed a key mid-term profitability goal.
Australian shares ended a volatile session flat, with lacklustre annual results from Woodside Petroleum dragging energy stocks lower, while Treasury Wine notched its best day in five years after the company unveiled plans to overhaul its business.
European planemaker Airbus restored business targets after generating cash in the fourth quarter, but withheld a dividend as it posted a pandemic-driven loss for 2020.
Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation flipped to a profit in the fourth quarter and is optimistic for a good performance this year as crude palm oil prices are expected to rise, it said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday.
India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of more infectious virus variants found in those countries.
India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of more infectious virus variants found in those countries.
Copper prices jumped on Thursday to their highest in nearly a decade as top metals consumer China returned from a week-long Lunar New Year holiday, with brightening demand prospects and supply concerns underpinning the market.
Brazil's Foreign Relations minister Ernesto Araujo and Environment minister Ricardo Salles had a virtual meeting on Wednesday with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, the Brazilian ministries said in a joint statement.
Canadian fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd posted on Wednesday adjusted profit that more than doubled in the fourth quarter, helped by higher demand for potash.
Fortescue Metals Group on Thursday raised its annual shipment forecast and reported a 66% jump in half-year profit, boosted by strong gains in iron ore prices and higher demand from top steel producer China.