China shares fell 5.5% Friday, the biggest daily slide since August, as authorities intensify their crackdown on the securities industry. The market’s swift fall signals officials’ efforts to snuff out Continue Reading
Coal-mining companies whose stock prices have tumbled could use some friends. Instead, they have become the target of campaigners hoping to cast the sector as the new Big Tobacco. With Continue Reading
The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau has started soliciting public opinion about its sixth phase emissions standard, the world’s strictest, due to be implemented starting Dec. 1, 2017. The new standard, Continue Reading
he Midwestern United States got pummeled with a historic early-season snowstorm over the past weekend, leaving many to wonder if the precedent for winter 2015/16 has been set. The storm Continue Reading
In less than a month, Canada has executed a complete about-face on global climate change . With the defeat of the Conservatives in the October general election, out went nearly Continue Reading
The downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey threatened to lead to a wholesale breach in the countries’ relations on Thursday, with the Kremlin preparing to sever economic ties and Continue Reading
National Grid , NGG 0.54 % the company responsible for keeping Britain’s lights on, declared last month that the margin between electricity supply and demand over the coming winter would Continue Reading
Russian government bonds headed for the worst week since August after the downing of a warplane by Turkey on Tuesday brought a spike in geopolitical tension. The ruble retreated for Continue Reading
Russia has begun to restrict coal supplies to Ukraine, Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told parliament on Friday, days after the Kremlin threatened to punish Kiev for a power blackout of Continue Reading
The euro slipped back towards seven-month lows, bond yields fell and European shares rallied on Thursday as talk of aggressive stimulus from the European Central Bank next week gained ground. Continue Reading
