As the top copper-producing nation drafts a new constitution and heads toward presidential elections, an influential mining union is pushing for a bigger state role in mining and a much larger government take.

The Federal Reserve pulled forward its expected date for when central bankers will start to raise the U.S. benchmark interest rate, reflecting optimism about the labor market and heightened inflation concerns.

Four southern African nations are considering breaking away from the United Nations’ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to set up a parallel organization to allow trade in ivory.

The billionaire chairman of Continental Resources Inc. bought almost $10 million of the oil producer’s stock just before this week’s price slump.

California braced for another day of blistering weather and potential blackouts as officials called for power conservation amid searing heat stretching electricity supplies across western states.

Nigeria’s Egbin Power Plc, the biggest in Africa’s most populous nation, plans to raise $1.8 billion to more than double generation capacity as it seeks to boost output and export electricity to West African countries.

The summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin left two things clear: Russia is almost sure to test Biden’s resolve on cyberattacks, and the U.S. president may find his red line with his Russian counterpart difficult to enforce.

The nearly simultaneous shutdown of four gigantic power plants in Texas -- capable of powering almost 1 million homes -- drove the region to the brink of yet another energy crisis this week as temperatures soared, according to data analyzed by Bloomberg.

The commodities boom has taken a knock this month, and while there are many reasons to still bet on a so-called supercyle, it’s unlikely to be plain sailing.

South Africa’s central-bank governor said the country is in a strong position to deal with global monetary policy tightening and the gradual pullback by policy makers from the stimulus measures enacted amid the Covid-19 pandemic.