Bangladesh investigates fire that kills at least 41

Officials investigate safety measures taken to handle hazardous materials at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh…

Red-hot coal prices threaten further hike in electricity bills

Natural gas isn’t the only power plant fuel to catch fire this year. Thermal-coal prices from…

Animal-testing call threatens to derail ‘cruelty-free’ cosmetics

A legal battle over animal testing in Europe has led to a threat that has become…

Looking for a $100,000 salary? See how much the biggest US companies pay workers

Wages for middle workers in most large US companies they are more than before the pandemic,…

Looking for a $100,000 salary? See how much the biggest US companies pay workers

By John Steinsholt And Nate Ratner May 31, 2022 at 7:00am ET Wages for middle workers…

South Africa’s Gold Fields buys Canada’s Yamana in a $6.7 billion deal

Miners based in Johannesburg-South Africa gold field said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy…

opinion | Canary in Pebble Mine

Politicians are demanding that the US be more self-sufficient in vital metals and minerals, but then…

Little-known commodity traders help Russia sell oil

There is a group of under-the-radar commodity traders Russian oil roastingStepping up to procure and transport…

Stock ends higher, lifted by retailer results

US stocks rose on Thursday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for the fifth day…