Four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto stood trial in China on Monday, in a case closely watched by foreign investors nervous about navigating a booming economy with often murky legal boundaries. Four police vans swept into the court in Shanghai,
The consumer credit arm of Richard Branson's Virgin group has arranged financing from Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth funds and private equity firm Blackstone (BX.N), ahead of a bid for 320 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) branches the paper said. O
We are interested in looking at the UK refineries, said Klesse. Earlier this month, Chevron (CVX.N) said it was putting its Pembroke refinery on the block. French major Total S.A. (TOTF.PA) is expected to put its Lindsay refinery in the U.K. up fo
What most consumers might not be aware of is that agriculture accounts for 70% of global water usage today, and how the need to feed the growing population of the world will put an even greater strain on already scarce water resources . And in recen
The new bid, which would give China its first stake in Australia's burgeoning coal-seam gas industry, followed two weeks of talks after Shell and PetroChina made an offer that investors considered too low. Shell and PetroChina are now offering A$4.
The poll of reserve managers from 43 central banks also revealed a renewed respect for gold as a reserve asset and store of value with more than half saying official attitudes to the precious metal had changed resulting from its price rise and high
Against a basket of currencies, the U.S dollar was up at around 80.78 .DXY and well above last week's 79.825 low, though trade was thin with Tokyo on holiday. The index had rallied 1.4 percent late last week as the € succumbed to fresh worries over
The trial of four Rio Tinto employees opens on Monday in Shanghai, China's financial hub, in a case closely watched by investors anxious over the business environment for foreign firms and their Chinese employees. Four police vans swept into the co
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