Commodities
Jubilee Metals' Hernic project enjoys 'record' production
Jubilee Metals Group announced on Thursday that its operations at Hernic achieved "record" production in May, with the second quarter of 2018 on course to be well ahead of the first.
Davis, May compromise over 'backstop' Irish border plan
Brexit Secretary David Davis and Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday averted a crisis when they agreed a compromise on the proposed Irish border "backstop" plan stating the arrangement should be in place by the end of December 2021 and "time limited" .
Weekly US unemployment claims little changed at all-time lows
Initial US jobless claims, a key lead indicator of hiring trends in the US, continued to hover near their multi-year lows during the latest week.
China's ZTE agrees to $1bn fine and American compliance demands, US's Ross says
Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE has agreed to pay a $1bn fine and to the presence of a compliance team chosen by US officials inside the firm as part of a deal to regain access to American-made components and technology.
IKEA commits to total ban on single-use plastic products by 2020
IKEA is planning to eliminate all single-use plastic products from its catalogue by 2020 in a bid to help solve the growing global environmental crisis resulting from their use.