International Business

Britain to become first G7 country to end coal power as last plant closes

Agriculture groups urge White House action ahead of possible ports strike

U.S. consumer spending rises moderately in August; inflation slows

EU privacy regulator fines Meta 91 million euros over password storage

U.S. Gulf Coast oil prices to take center stage as exports dominate

Commerzbank, UniCredit to meet Friday morning, source says

China launches late stimulus push to meet 2024 growth target

Oil settles higher but falls on the week on firmer supply outlook

African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

OPEC+ set to go ahead with Dec oil output hike, sources say

Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports

Accenture’s AI business takes center stage in quarterly results beat

Thames Water presses on with creditor talks as time to resolve debt evaporates, sources say

Commerzbank to begin talks with UniCredit as it woos investors with profit goals

Saudi Arabia to drop $100 crude target to win back market share, FT reports

China vows ‘necessary spending’ to hit economic growth target

Oil prices slide 3% on prospect of more OPEC+ oil

Some 7-Eleven owners in Japan fed up with strategy, welcome foreign bid

U.S. Steel says arbitration board ruled in favour of Nippon Steel’s $14.9-billion buyout deal

Facebook parent Meta shows off prototype augmented-reality glasses at Connect event

Germany on the defensive as UniCredit gains some support for Commerzbank talks

U.S. oil inventories fall more than forecast, crude at 2½-year low: EIA

Google complains to EU over Microsoft’s cloud practices

Berkshire Hathaway sells more Bank of America shares, netting about US$9-billion since July

OECD sees global growth stabilizing at 3.2% this year

Companies scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened strike by U.S. port workers

Volkswagen digs in as workers threaten strikes over plant closures in Germany

China urges U.S. to stop ‘unreasonable suppression’ of its companies in latest auto row

U.S. Senate panel probing Boeing’s safety culture faults plane maker’s quality practices, FAA oversight

Oil prices fall on easing Libyan supply concerns, lingering Chinese demand worries

OPEC boosts long-term oil demand outlook, driven by developing world growth

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to four new markets, including U.S. and Canada

U.S. consumer confidence sours in September on labour market jitters

U.S. SEC fines 11 companies more than $88-million over record-keeping violations

Lingering U.S. inflation risks warrant more cautious rate cuts, Fed’s Michelle Bowman says

Libya’s crude oil exports plunge in September, production still mostly shut

CrowdStrike executive apologizes before U.S. Congress for software glitch behind July global outage

Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark

Nippon Steel’s vice chairman says company remains committed to talks with USW over U.S. Steel deal

U.S. pharmacy middlemen won’t punish Novo Nordisk if it cuts weight-loss drug prices, Sanders says

Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend Caroline Ellison gets two-year sentence over crypto fraud

Oil climbs 2% to three-week high on China stimulus, Mideast conflict