Rio sells Kestrel coal mine for $US2.25b
Rio Tinto said it agreed to sell its 80 per cent stake in Queensland's Kestrel underground coal mine for $US2.25 billion to a group including EMR Capital and PT Adaro Energy.
Long-delayed Ichthys LNG almost ready
The first shipment of LNG from Inpex's circa $US40 billion Ichthys project is near, but new taxes and risk are on the horizon.
Turnbull shrugs off Trump quota threat
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Oil hits six-week high on inventory
Oil hit a six-week high after a surprise decline in US inventories and as concern persisted over possible disruption to Middle East supply.
Tariffs on steel, aluminium set off scramble for exemptions
Trump's one-two punch on trade has set in motion a deluge of requests to the Commerce Department for exclusions for certain steel and aluminum products.
BP names Susan Dio president of US business
For the first time in BP's history, its US business will be led by a woman.
Copper slips in pre-Fed caution
​Copper eased and aluminium briefly touched its lowest since mid-December as cyclical assets broadly weakened.
Steel tariffs strain India’s ties with Trump
The relationship between Narendra Modi and Donald Trump is facing its biggest test yet after the US president's decision to raise tariffs on...
Noble braces for first bond default
Noble Group is racing against time to garner enough votes for a debt restructuring plan after its decision not to pay a $US379 million bond ...
China's electric cars race ahead with big Glencore deal
Glencore, the world's top cobalt producer, agreed to sell about a third of its output to Chinese supplier of battery chemicals GEM, in a thr...
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