As closures of two of the world's biggest mines amplified concerns of a supply shortage, London copper hit its highest levels in 20 months.   Noting a continuation of the upwards trend seen since last week, when production was halted at two key sites, and its highest level since May of 2015,...

Goldman Sachs said in a note on Monday that the drive toward tighter trade and immigration policies that are being purportedly undertaken by President Donald Trump are set to dampen global economic growth.   "Our simulations suggest that Mr. Trump's policies could boost growth slightly...

Facebook and Google are two clear leaders of online advertising, and there is a wide gap separating them from all others. However, these two have an unapparent but strong rival. This is Amazon, which is starting to play an increasingly prominent role in the advertising market. Indeed, Amazon has...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he believed the drawn-out bailout review with them would end well and warned international lenders on Saturday not to heap new burdens on his country. But since the International Monetary Fund had not decided what role it would play, the deal was "on shaky...

As Sweden's SAAB goes head-to-head with U.S. rival Lockheed Martin to supply hundreds of locally produced planes to India's military, the company has offered to build the world's most modern fighter aircraft factory in India, it said on Friday.   Even though Lockheed understands that...

As the unpredictable European elections seem to look completely set to push back the Brexit talks by more than six months, one senior economist is of the view that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's resolution to complete Brexit negotiations within a two year timeframe could come back...

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that majority of holders of the country’s debt do not care about a currency in which the debt will be repaid. However, investors do not agree with the politician’s views, Bloomberg writes. In a recent speech, Marine Le Pen said that government bonds...

While the path to balancing auto exports and imports will be no easier than it was in the 1980s, Japan's bulging automotive trade surplus will be a sore spot when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. President Donald Trump.   The two leaders are unlikely to change the fact that...

The United States continues to actively build up oil reserves and is stepping up active drilling. This situation occurred thanks to stabilization of oil prices, which OPEC and other producers have achieved by limiting production. US production, on the other hand, is shooting for higher levels now....