Oil prices fall 2% on economic worries, technical decline
By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Tuesday after rebounding more than 7% over the previous three sessions on supply concerns prompted by fears of widening Middle East…
Venezuela’s Maduro prepares executive changes at state oil firm PDVSA, sources say
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is getting ready to announce executive changes at state-owned oil company PDVSA and the oil ministry, part of key official moves following a…
Mexico to ‘pause’ relationship with US embassy after judicial reform criticism, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government has paused its relationship with the U.S. embassy in the country, the nation’s president said on Tuesday, after the U.S. ambassador criticized a…
UN watchdog says Russian nuclear plant ‘extremely exposed’ if attacked
KURCHATOV, Russia (Reuters) -A nuclear plant in western Russia, where fighting is raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, is especially vulnerable to a serious accident because it lacks a protective…
Mexico to ‘pause’ relationship with US embassy after judicial reform comments, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government has paused its relationship with the U.S. embassy in the country, the nation’s leader said on Tuesday, after the U.S. ambassador criticized a…
US dollar weakens, sterling hits more two-year high
By Alun John and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sterling climbed to its highest against the U.S. dollar in more than two years on Tuesday, while the greenback slipped broadly…
UN watchdog says fighting poses serious risk to Russian nuclear plant
KURCHATOV, Russia (Reuters) -The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency on Tuesday warned of the risk of a serious accident at a Russian nuclear plant because of fighting nearby between…
Climate campaigners take EU to court over 2030 emissions-cutting rules
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court over its emissions rules for 2030, seeking a ruling from Europe’s second-highest court that would…
IAEA chief Grossi says there is risk of nuclear incident in Russia’s Kursk region
KURCHATOV, Russia (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi said after visiting Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday that there was a risk of a “nuclear incident” and…
UBS cuts lithium prices forecast on weak EV demand
Investing.com — UBS in a note dated Monday has revised its lithium price outlook due to weaker-than-expected EV demand. The brokerage’s analysis of auto production, EV sales, and battery demand…