(Adds analyst comment, detail, chart)MELBOURNE, April 20 (Reuters) – Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd reported lower quarterly iron ore output on Tuesday as wet weather and labour shortages impacted its mine and port operations in Western Australia.Above average wet weather in the mines and workforce availability disrupted maintenance during the quarter, Rio said, while Tropical…
Analysis: Why corporate net-zero ambitions rest on China and U.S. delivering on their climate accord
The announcement at the weekend that the U.S. and China will rise above strained relations over issues like human rights to work together on climate change was a huge boost for hopes for meaningful increase in ambition at critical climate talks in Glasgow later this year.A man and a child look at a BMW X7…
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until June 15, 2021 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) – Get Report, if they purchased the Company’s American Depositary Receipts…
The Friday Market MinuteGlobal stocks hit a fresh record high after blowout data from China, and yesterday’s stronger-than-expected retail sales and jobs figures from the U.S., cement the case for a surging post-pandemic recovery.China expands at a first quarter clip of 18.3%, the fastest on record, as March retail sales rise more than 30% from…
BEIJING, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn: The world’s second-largest economy grew by 2.3 percent in 2020, and it is likely to be the only major economy to have achieved annual growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Breaking through the 11 trillion yuan ( $1.71 trillion) threshold, Guangdong has…
MINNEAPOLIS, April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Half of the children who developed the serious condition associated with COVID-19 called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) had neurologic symptoms or signs when they entered the hospital, according to preliminary research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 73rd Annual Meeting being held virtually April…
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 1health , the leading Testing as a Service (TaaS) company, today announced that they have teamed up with SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW) – Get Report to deliver two types of COVID-19 tests to the airline’s employees nationwide. 1health’s Testing as a Service empowers partners…
A man wheels a trash bins past the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/File PhotoThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to another lawsuit related to the Nov. 3 presidential election filed by a Republican former congressional candidate who had challenged the extension of Pennsylvania’s deadline to receive…
U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationThe BlackRock Investment Institute said on Monday the economic restart, stabilising U.S. Treasury yields and relatively cheap valuations will boost emerging market assets after a choppy start to 2021.BlackRock acknowledged that some developing economies faced near-term challenges including a virus resurgence,…
Topline Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” by congressional newsletter Punchbowl News, her spokesperson told Forbes. Key Facts “She’s not planning on launching it at this time,” the spokesperson…