The country’s export drive has pushed down Asian diesel oil prices in the Singapore market since July, which fell to the $52 range in late August, their lowest since March 2009.
The Shell announcement Jewell is talking about is the oil giant’s decision last month to halt its Arctic drilling after accidents, delays, and $7 billion with nothing to show for it, the Times reports.
Bill Shorten will travel to remote Pacific islands at risk from rising sea levels in a bid to put the political focus back on climate change as he searches for ways to neutralise Malcolm Turnbull’s soaring popularity. Australia’s 2030 target to reduce emissions by...
WPP, which handles the advertising needs of brands such as Ford and Unilever, reported third-quarter like-for-like net sales growth of 3.3 percent, compared with the 2.3 percent in the first half. It noted that it would be characteristically cautious about the fourth quarter but...
The CMA’s preliminary report pulls many of its punches – even if it acknowledges that a few problems exist in the business banking market. Many don’t realise their “free” current account isn’t actually free.
Japan’s economic footprint in Turkmenistan will be significantly deeper thanks to deals worth a few $18 billion signed by the two country’s leaders in Ashgabat 23 October.
Chinese online travel company Ctrip.com global Ltd on Monday announced a tie-up with rival Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd and its backer Baidu Inc through a share swap. It would also tie the two companies closely to Baidu Inc., the Chinese Internet search company sometimes called the...
Japanese tire giant Bridgestone’s Bloomingdale-based retail business is buying Pep Boys auto parts and maintenance stores in an $835 million deal, it announced Monday.
Separately, AT&T said the number of branded cellular net adds rose 2.2 percent to 755,000 from the year-ago quarter despite a sharp drop in postpaid-phone net adds.
Duke Energy Corp, the largest USA power company by generation capacity, said on Monday it would buy Piedmont Natural Gas Co for $4.9 billion in cash, helping expand its natural gas distribution business.