Germany's three biggest asset management groups said they would not vote for the re-election of Bayer Chairman Norbert Winkeljohann on Friday because of his numerous board commitments.
The Indian state has procured more wheat so far in the current marketing year than total purchases made in the previous year, two government officials said on Friday.
An Australian court has ruled that pop superstar Katy Perry infringed the trademark of a Sydney-based fashion designer who has sold her products locally under a label with her birth name "Katie Perry".
Indonesia will allow miners Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara to continue exporting copper concentrate until next year, despite a ban starting this June, to allow for their smelters to be completed, the mining minister said on Friday.
Norway's Yara, one of the world's largest fertiliser makers, reported first-quarter earnings well below forecasts on Friday, reflecting reduced margins and lower deliveries.
Prices of copper, viewed as a gauge of economic health, were headed for their biggest monthly loss since June 2022 on Friday, dragged by global economic headwinds and weak demand from top consumer China.
Malaysian palm oil futures were rangebound on Friday as traders factored in larger supply from top producer Indonesia, setting the contract on course for a second consecutive monthly decline.
Lufthansa is hopeful of finalising the partial takeover of Italy's state-owned ITA Airways within days, an executive at the German carrier said on Thursday, describing talks with the Italian government as "very good."
Chicago wheat futures slid on Friday and were set for their biggest monthly drop since last November, as forecasts of rains in U.S. Plains and expectations of ample world supplies weighed on the market.
Malaysian palm oil futures ticked down on Friday as traders factored in larger supply from top producer Indonesia, setting the contract on course for a second monthly decline.
Copper prices found some support from a weaker dollar on Friday, while heading for monthly losses, as demand for the metal fell below expectations amid slow global economy.
A months-long drought and lack of adequate fertilization for Mexican sugarcane plantations have hit the crop and will likely shrink the current harvest compared to an earlier estimate, according to official data and producers.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways aims to triple the number of passengers it carriers to 30 million and nearly double its fleet to 150 planes by the end of the decade, the airline's chief told Reuters in an interview in New Delhi on Thursday.
While Chile's plan to take control of its lithium industry has caused global shockwaves, state-led production of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries is seen by analysts as likely years away given technical and political challenges.
Chicago wheat futures slid on Friday and were set for their biggest monthly drop since last November, as forecasts of rains in U.S. Plains and expectations of ample world supplies weighed on the market.
Tighter U.S. rules to ban imports from China's Xinjiang are compounding pressure on Vietnam's apparel and footwear makers, hitting a sector that has already shed nearly 90,000 jobs since October in the global manufacturing hub as demand slowed.
A Brazilian court has banned the export of live cattle from all the country's ports, a ruling hailed as historic on Thursday by an animal welfare group.