World Economic Magazine

Analysis: Workers at Chile’s Escondida mine hit jackpot, raise bar in labor talks elsewhere

An historic benefits package at BHP's (BHP.AX) sprawling Escondida copper mine has raised the prospect for tough new negotiations and strikes at…

5 years ago

Maersk signs first green methanol deal in step towards dropping fossil fuels

A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said on Wednesday it had signed a contract securing green methanol as the world's largest shipping firm gears up…

5 years ago

Crypto exchange Binance hires former US Treasury criminal investigator

Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer,…

5 years ago

Philip Morris gets over a fifth of Vectura shares in takeover tender offer

Cigarette maker Philip Morris International (PMI) (PM.N) said on Wednesday shareholders holding 22.61% of Vectura (VEC.L) shares had tendered their…

5 years ago

Tencent says more regulations set to come as quarterly profit jumps

China's Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said on Wednesday that the internet industry should brace for more regulations and uncertainty, but it believed Beijing…

5 years ago

The Afghan economy appears – a topic of concern!

The day after the Taliban took up residence in Kabul's presidential palace, reclaiming control of Afghanistan two decades after US…

5 years ago

Top earning bankers moved to EU from Britain ahead of Brexit-report

Nearly a hundred highly paid bankers left Britain ahead of its departure from the European Union, the bloc's banking watchdog…

5 years ago

BHP, Woodside investors jittery over $29 billion petroleum merger

Shares in BHP Group (BHP.AX) and Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX) fell on Wednesday as investors on both sides raised questions about the value of the…

5 years ago

Analysis: As investors look to Jackson Hole, options markets see ‘a lot of nothing’

Traders in U.S. equity options do not expect the Federal Reserve’s symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later this month to…

5 years ago

Analysis: Green-push dilemma: China’s steel curbs could cripple price control efforts

China is facing a high profile test of its commitment to curbing industrial pollution after steel output surged in the…

5 years ago