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 ...

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 ...

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 FTSE 100 ended lower on Thursday as a tech sell-off and surging oil prices put equities firmly on the back foot. "Concerns about the sustainability of AI spending hurt... markets and rising oil ...

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 ...

European stocks fell sharply on Thursday as weakness in the banking and chip sectors provided a big drag on regional indices. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 1.1% at 637.73, with heavy ...

Publishers, advertisers call EU, UK antitrust regulators to suspend Meta's new commercial terms | Financial News ...

Britain's FTSE ​100 fell ⁠on Thursday, pressured by banks and ​mining stocks as investors weighed more corporate results against a backdrop of elevated oil prices and persistent ​inflation ‌concerns.

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.