Rio Tinto PLC and Ltd on Friday said it will invest USD1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project on Western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. The London and Melbourne, Victoria-based ...

War in the Middle East has tightened global ​gas market * ⁠Higher winter demand from power stations drives rise ​in peak gas use * NESO said December and January may need ...

Major indices closed mostly lower on Thursday as renewed concerns over heavy AI spending weighed on sentiment and oil prices jumped amid rising geopolitical tensions. At the close, the Dow Jones ...

Britain ​said ⁠on Thursday it would ​for the first time use military ​helicopters ‌and aircraft to fight wildfires after its ⁠hottest summer on record, ⁠as the government steps ​up efforts to combat a ...

The yield on the benchmark US 10-year Treasury note was down ‌19.3 basis points at 4.953%, its biggest daily drop since March 10, 2023. It has dropped since rising to 5.3645% on October 7, highest ...

Britain's financial regulators ​on Thursday ⁠proposed further easing of ​rules on vetting employees at finance firms, aiming to reduce regulatory ​burden ‌and boost economic growth. * The Senior ...

Brent prices rose to their highest since May on Thursday after more Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns over a broader ⁠escalation of conflict and further disruptions to crude oil supplies ...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered ​Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, which ​has accused ‌the US president of stalling to ...

Britain's banking watchdog will review how financial regulation affects investment, capital and economic growth, signalling a sharper focus ⁠on transparency and an objective to promote competition.

Helical PLC - London property developer and landlord - Announces that an agreement for lease has been exchanged with FGS Global for the sixth, eight and ninth floors at Brettenham House. FGS Global, ...

Europe's STOXX 600 posted its steepest decline in ​three ‌weeks on Thursday, dragged lower by weakness in bank shares, while higher oil prices and rising yields on French bonds dampened risk ⁠appetite ...

London's FTSE 100 was flat at 10,751.42 in afternoon trade on Thursday. London Stock Exchange Group surged as it announced the acquisition of credit specialist Octus from Permira for $3.5bn, and ...