Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Wednesday a 72% increase in quarterly net profit, bolstered by a surge in sales at its newly restructured markets and investment banking business unit.
Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Wednesday a 72% increase in quarterly net profit, bolstered by a surge in sales at its newly restructured markets and investment banking business unit.
Following a year of grim losses amid pandemic lockdowns that dented demand for fuel as people stuck close to home, the largest U.S. independent refiners are promoting plans to boost production of renewable fuels.
Copper prices in Shanghai hit their lowest in eight weeks on Wednesday, while prices also fell in London, dragged down by demand concerns ahead of a major holiday in top consumer China.
Stocks of corn held by Chinese feed makers and other commercial grain users have jumped to multi-year highs in some areas, indicating that heavy corn users remain concerned about crop shortages even in the wake of the recent harvest.
U.S. meat and poultry processor Tyson Foods Inc was sued on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding shareholders with misleading disclosures about its ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus in its facilities.
U.S. pop superstar Rihanna created a flutter in India on Tuesday by wading into months-long farmer protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agricultural reforms.
The White House wants to tap a pool of funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to support on-the-farm efforts to fight climate change, Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's nominee to run the USDA, said on Tuesday.
Pete Buttigieg was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday on an 86-13 vote to head the U.S. Transportation Department, the first openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary confirmed by lawmakers.
Online trading platform Robinhood said on Tuesday it had raised trading limits on stocks of five companies, including GameStop Corp and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.
People across the U.S. Northeast were digging themselves out on Tuesday after a powerful storm blanketed parts of the region with more than 2 feet of snow, prompting airlines to cancel flights and contributing to at least two deaths.
The case against oil stocks in general is very well known. In the long term, it is a dying industry, with the inevitable march towards alternative, renewable energy gathering pace over the last few years. But there might be cause to rethink buying oil stocks.
Vietnam's health minister said on Tuesday a newly detected coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 301 people and spread to 10 provinces and cities, is caused by the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus.
Copper prices fell towards six-week lows on Tuesday as funds cut bets on higher prices ahead of a seasonal demand lull during the Lunar New Year holiday in China, which accounts for 50% of global consumption.
Impossible Foods said on Tuesday it would cut the prices of its faux meat patties by 20% at U.S. grocery stores as the plant-based protein maker ramps up production with a larger plan to eventually undercut ground beef prices.
A major winter storm that has already dropped more than a foot of snow across the Northeastern United States and killed an elderly Pennsylvania woman was expected to pound inland areas with potential blizzard conditions on Tuesday.
Enzymes maker Novozymes on Tuesday reported fourth quarter sales and earnings slightly below expectations but said it expected sales to bounce back in 2021. Novozymes expects organic sales to grow 2-6% in 2021.