The United States will extend by another year the temporary suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian steel, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, citing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(Reuters) -BlackRock, Korea's SK, Switzerland's UBS and other companies are chasing an investment boom in battery storage plants in Texas, lured by the prospect of earning double-digit returns from the power grid problems plaguing the state, according to project owners, developers and suppliers.

U.S. Labor Department report of job openings and labor turnover, seasonally adjusted.

Busari Kasali once lived with the fear that his cassava - a staple crop in his native Nigeria - would spoil before it got to market. Today, the 76-year-old says his main concern is keeping up with growing demand from consumer goods giant Unilever.

Russia's Nornickel expects the global palladium market to swing to a surplus of 300,000 troy ounces in 2024 from a deficit of 200,000 ounces in 2023 due to recycling outpacing demand recovery, the miner said on Wednesday.

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire is in "very close discussions" with credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's, which put France on notice in January for a possible downgrade, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday.