Norway has built a reputation as one of the calmest and most predictable corners of the global oil industry, but lately it’s been full of surprises.

Germany’s Rhine river slowdown is the latest sign of how even advanced industrial economies are increasingly fighting the effects of global warming.

Brexit is unlikely to feature in the annals of military history, but Britain is getting a taste of wartime stockpiling again.

In a new report researchers argue that even before President Trump launched his trade wars, the era of offshoring and disruption that left many factory towns reeling was over.

Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser.

China has managed to generate goodwill for the U.S. trade talks, while also lowering the premium for soy from Brazil — its other major supplier.

Many of China’s proudest technology champions were only too glad to put 2018 behind them. This year may present even bigger challenges.

Output cuts in oil-rich Alberta and Saudi Arabia are combining to leave heavy-crude refiners from the Gulf of Mexico to Asia in a bind.

Trade wars, China’s slowdown, erratic stock markets: The outlook is getting grimmer for an increasing number of companies across the globe.