SANTA FE — The U.S. federal government will fund New Mexico’s full wildfire response, President Joe Biden said on Saturday speaking from Santa Fe amid anger from survivors over the blaze that was started by federal officials. Read More
OSLO — Norwegian oil workers and their employers have extended wage negotiations past a midnight deadline in a bid to avert a strike that could cut the country’s crude production, industry representatives said on Sunday. Read More
WASHINGTON — The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move that follows intense lobbying by airlines and the travel industry. Read More
LOS ANGELES — U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Western Hemisphere on Friday rolled out a new set of measures to confront the regional migration crisis, seeking to salvage an Americas summit roiled by division. Read More
(Bloomberg) — Thermal coal in China has climbed above the government’s price caps imposed last month, prompting regulators to dispatch squads to major mining regions to ensure compliance. Read More
SINGAPORE — Chicago soybean futures slid on Friday but the market is poised for its biggest weekly jump in two months, as robust demand for U.S. cargoes underpinned prices. Read More
(Bloomberg) — The stock offering for Brazil’s state-owned power company Eletrobras on Thursday raised 33.7 billion reais ($6.9 billion), becoming the world’s second-largest equity deal so far this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Read More
TOKYO — Japan’s wholesale prices rose 9.1% in May from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month’s increase as the recent spike in fuel costs moderated, data showed on Friday. Read More
SINGAPORE — Oil prices held near 13-week highs on Thursday, underpinned by robust demand in the world’s top consumer United States while demand is expected to rebound in China as COVID-19 curbs across major cities are relaxed. Read More