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Just how big and important is Sanjeev Gupta’s metals empire?
Sanjeev Gupta is fighting to save his sprawling empire after Greensill Capital, its biggest lender, collapsed into administration.
Here’s how EU could take Brexit legal action against the U.K.
The European Commission is preparing to take legal action against the British government in coming days over its failure to keep promises it made in…
China chip industry group says it’ll work with US counterpart
A Chinese semiconductor industry group says it has agreed to work with its U.S. counterpart on chip-related issues, a rare example of bilateral cooperation in…
Kenya backtracks on corn-import ban, seeks ratification of rules
The Kenyan government now says it didn’t ban corn imports from neighboring nations and has instead asked East African Community trading partners to pass sanitary…
Blinken says Seoul isn’t sending Iran sanctions-linked cash
Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed as untrue reports that the South Korean government is sending $1 billion to Iran to resolve a sanctions dispute.
A surge in Iranian oil exports is clogging up Chinese ports
China is gorging on sanctioned Iranian oil -- with imports forecast to more than double this month from February -- as other countries hold off…
EU threatens to scrap trade deal if Australia doesn’t ditch coal
Australia’s bid to reach a free-trade deal with Europe just got a little harder, due to its refusal to set a hard target to reach…
Southwest nears big jet deal in boost to smallest Boeing Max
Southwest Airlines Co. is closing in on a large order for Boeing Co.’s 737 Max 7 jetliners after weighing a rival Airbus SE model, according…
Biden sanctions Myanmar coup leader’s children, their businesses
The U.S. sanctioned the adult children of Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing along with their business holdings, saying they “have directly benefited from their…
The winners and losers from surging oil and commodity prices
The cost of what the world produces is rising. We look at where that’s good and bad for economies, governments and investors.