Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.’s shares surged after Malaysian authorities granted a six-month extension to the Australia miner to get its rare earth plant in line with environmental requirements.
Hedge funds supercharged bearish Treasury bets to historic levels just days before the US banking turmoil took a turn for the worse and spurred a stampede for the world’s safest assets.
At least 37 people have been killed in clashes over access to government affirmative action benefits in India’s northeastern Manipur state but the worst of the violence appears to have been contained, local officials said.
The potential shifts in the political landscape of emerging markets this year are putting investors on edge, with a slew of upcoming elections adding to pressure on flailing bonds, stocks and currencies.
Sweden’s battered housing market is coping better with the rising borrowing costs than shown by data from the central bank and the statistics office, according to a realtor lobby.
Oil advanced as investors assessed a complex outlook for crude demand after a period of volatile trading and the dollar fell again.
Spain is weighing tighter rules on issuing golden visas to foreign investors, newspaper El PaÃs reported Monday, citing people at the social security ministry it doesn’t identify.
Baidu Inc. is wading into the smartphone business with the launch of a new device under its own branding.
Russia attacked the Kyiv region with 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram. All the drones, which came from the Bryansk region of Russia, were shot down by air defense. The Odesa region was attacked overnight by missiles.
Japan is helping its post-Covid economic recovery with a further easing of virus-related restrictions, a move that’s expected to aid a growth trajectory that has been slower than its peers.
