SEOUL (Reuters) -Thousands of South Korean truckers went on strike for a third day on Thursday to protest the sharp surge in fuel costs, disrupting production, slowing activity at ports and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain.

Thousands of South Korean truckers were on strike for a third day on Thursday, disrupting shipments from ports and container depots and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain.

Credit Suisse shares fell on Thursday on growing skepticism of a takeover from U.S. financial giant State Street after a media report on Wednesday boosted the heavily-shorted stock from a near 20-year low.

(Reuters) -Australian gambling regulators have cleared private equity giant Blackstone Inc to run the troubled casinos of Crown Resorts Ltd in the country's two largest cities, a crucial but largely expected step in its $6.3 billion buyout.

South Korea plans to manage steel scrap from cars and abandoned buildings and structures as a strategic material, a government official said on Thursday, amid tight supplies and a price surge triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

American startup EnergyX and Argentine energy firm Tecpetrol have been disqualified from a race to mine Bolivian lithium, the government said, as the country aims to tap its vast resources in partnership with one or more foreign companies.