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By Pratima Desai and Siyi Liu LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is locking in steps to shape the pricing of the vast quantities of industrial metals it produces and consumes, with moves to attract foreign firms to trade on Shanghai’s futures exchange, which would eventually fragment global markets. After buying mining…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Native American opposition to Rio Tinto (NYSE:) and BHP’s Resolution Copper mine could prove crucial for the 2024 U.S. presidential vote in the battleground state of Arizona, underscoring the high tension over where best to extract critical minerals for the energy transition. The mine would,…
Russia has long used social media to launch disinformation campaigns to sway the American public during elections.While some social media companies have worked to prevent the spread of questionable content, Russia seems to have found a new, perfectly legal way in: influencers.The Justice Department on Wednesday filed conspiracy charges against…
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Delaware is poised to adopt changes to its widely used corporate law that critics argue could weaken U.S. boards of directors in favor of influential investors such as private-equity firms. State lawmakers last week approved a bill that gives a corporation the authority…