Stocks in Asia looked set to open lower after a retreat in U.S. equities, with lingering concern about the impact of the worsening pandemic on economic activity in some parts of the world. The dollar edged lower.

One of the largest container port operators is calling on the shipping industry to tackle a growing yet often overlooked major environmental problem: spoiled food from hauling produce around the world.

EQT Corp. agreed to buy Chevron Corp.’s Appalachian shale assets for $735 million as the biggest producer of U.S. natural gas takes advantage of an industry slump to expand.

South Korean semiconductor and green energy stocks are seen as key beneficiaries if Joe Biden is elected U.S. president.

DTE Energy announced plans to spin off its pipeline and storage business and become a pure natural gas and electric utility after activist investor Elliott Management Corp. took a stake in the company.

A sweep by Democrats in next week’s U.S. election and the specter of higher taxes and inflation will weigh on equities in coming years, said billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller.

Suncor Energy Inc. is moving its PetroCanada head office to Calgary from two offices in Ontario next year, affecting about 700 workers.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is set to face a candidate that got just 4% in the last vote, as stronger rivals boycott the Oct. 31 elections to deny it legitimacy.

Governments need to create policies that will help support and encourage global investment in Canadian energy as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pummel the sector, according to former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Brian Tobin.

Cenovus Energy Inc. is planning to slash between 20 and 25 per cent of its combined staff after it acquires Husky Energy Inc., the company said Tuesday.