Shanghai copper prices rose on Thursday on expectations of further stimulus from the United States, but a firm dollar limited gains in the London market.
Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as investors exercised caution following mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, but Indonesia posted solid gains on government measures to limit the economic fallout from the pandemic.
Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as investors exercised caution following mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, but Indonesia posted solid gains on government measures to limit the economic fallout from the pandemic.
Copper prices rose on Thursday boosted by easing liquidity worries in China and as solid economic data and progress on stimulus in the United States raised hopes of a global economic recovery.
A surge in hog disease outbreaks this winter in China, the world's biggest pork producer, will slow the industry's rapid recovery since the African swine fever contagion three years ago, according to industry participants and analysts.
American Airlines is telling about 13,000 employees that they are at risk of furlough when a U.S. aid package for airline workers expires on April 1, the company said on Wednesday.
Corteva Inc forecast 2021 core earnings above analysts' estimates on Wednesday after reporting a 5% rise in fourth-quarter profit on the back of strong demand for some of the company's herbicides and insecticides.
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.
Argentine agricultural exports were disrupted on Wednesday as truckers blocked roads around the Buenos Aires ports of Bahia Blanca and Quequen and authorities cleared roads near the main export hub of Rosario.
China is scooping up millions of tonnes of barley from France and Canada that have yet to be harvested, as its appetite for animal feed grain spills over into orders for next year's crop.
Bayer AG struck a $2 billion deal on Wednesday to resolve a class action of future claims relating to allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, according to U.S. attorneys.
Argentine agricultural exports were disrupted on Wednesday as truckers blocked roads around the Buenos Aires ports of Bahia Blanca and Quequen and authorities cleared roads near the country's main export hub of Rosario.
A Brazilian appeals court on Wednesday could clear up a legal hurdle delaying Bunge's plans to take over two soy processing plants following a deal in May with crusher Imcopa.
Copper rebounded after three days of losses as some bearish investors cancelled their positions, partly because of receding concerns over tight liquidity in top metals consumer China.
Capri Holdings Ltd beat holiday-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday as the luxury fashion house boosted its margins by selling more products at full price and cutting manufacturing costs.
Syngenta Group, the Swiss agrichemical giant owned by ChemChina, is to build a $230 million research and development centre in the Chinese city of Nanjing, expanding its footprint in one of the world's top users of pesticides.
South African Airways (SAA) may exit administration later this month and a decision on an equity partner for it could be made by the end of March, the ministry responsible for the state-owned airline said on Wednesday.
Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co Ltd and Marubeni Corp on Wednesday lifted their annual profit forecasts, citing higher iron ore prices and trading on chemical products, shrugging off damage from COVID-19 pandemic.
South African Airways may exit administration at the end of the month and a decision on an equity partner for it could be made by the end of March, South Africa's Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Wednesday.