Warming relations between Xi Jinping and Saudi crown prince complicate outlook for Trump administration
Beijing bans export of materials used in semiconductors and batteries
Company is first commodity trader to face trial for corruption in Switzerland
Move by world’s largest agricultural commodities trader follows falling revenues and declining crop prices
Chambriard outlines strategy as group boosts investments in offshore drilling, biofuels and fertilisers
Long jail sentence for 82-year-old former oil trader is sign of ‘zero tolerance’ for fraud
Northern Star to acquire rival De Grey in all-share transaction as gold price surge continues to drive consolidation
Kadri Simson says talks with Azerbaijan would allow Gazprom to continue exporting to central Europe
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Piers Forster says cutting price of electricity should make heat pumps and electric vehicles more attractive
Unusual price relationship could make it harder to refill EU storage as Russian supplies dwindle
World’s largest inland water body ‘within weeks’ of lowest level as climate change takes toll, says ecology official
Energy secretary nominee Chris Wright has said ‘there is no climate crisis’
The six-month dealmaking standstill since rejection of the last takeover offer ends today
Russian state company’s 41% stake was sold to an Omani-backed investment fund Maaden
London court hears mining group had reviewed generic risk of such an event in 2011 — four years before Brazilian dam burst
Meeting pushed back by four days amid discussions over compliance with existing quotas
The US’s position is in doubt as nations convene in South Korea to negotiate first UN treaty on plastic waste
Gulf Coast producer’s share listing expected to be among biggest in sector
Unions and workers say Indonesia’s dominance of the EV supply chain has come at a price
Commercial buyers ‘go into panic mode’ to secure high-quality arabica beans
American imports of used Chinese cooking oil as a biofuel feedstock have surged since passage of Inflation Reduction Act
President-elect’s threat could add 25% to the cost of crude from US’s biggest foreign supplier
Trader bypassed internal systems in bid to hide losses, says FCA
Steelmaker blames lack of progress from EU policymakers to support transition to lower-carbon alternatives
