BHP, the world’s largest mining company, will increase the proportion of its chief executive’s bonus that is linked to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and other climate metrics.

1,200 jobs could be lost if Sirius Minerals fails to secure financing for the $5bn potash mine it is developing in one of the UK’s most economically deprived areas, according to the company’s chief executive Chris Fraser.

Private equity group AnaCap has raised €1bn of fresh capital to buy performing and non-performing loans in Europe as investors seek alternative ways to deploy their capital, people with direct knowledge of the transaction said.

Sweden’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly last month, according to figures that have deepened concerns that the economy’s slowdown has worsened.

Expectations for the German economy have rebounded in the past month as concerns eased about the impact of the US-China trade war and Brexit, according to a closely watched survey published on Tuesday.

Anheuser-Busch InBev has announced plans to raise up to HK$37.9bn ($4.8bn) through the initial public offering of its Asian business, after the world's biggest brewer revived last week stalled plans for a Hong Kong flotation.

Sony has rejected a proposal from activist investor Daniel Loeb to spin off its “crown jewel” image sensor business, saying the unit was a “crucial growth driver” for the Japanese technology group.

Sirius Minerals, the company developing a huge potash mine under the North York Moors, shed more than half its market value after it was forced to pull a $500m junk bond issue and the UK government refused to back the project.

A commuter train derailed in Hong Kong during morning rush hour on Tuesday, in the latest blow to the city’s train operator, which is facing an “unprecedented” crisis as anti-government protesters target stations.

Singapore’s non-oil exports fell for a sixth consecutive month in August with electronics shipments dropping by a quarter amid a regional industry slowdown.

Global stock markets declined while crude prices and haven assets gained on Monday after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure knocked out half the country’s production over the weekend and raised geopolitical risks.

Challenging conditions facing the global diamond industry were underlined on Monday after London-listed Petra Diamonds reported widening losses.

Airlines stocks on the western side of the Atlantic remained stuck in the red, as investors weighed up the potential impact from a historic spike in crude prices following a drone strike on oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia.

US prosecutors have charged three JPMorgan metal traders with a “massive, multiyear scheme” to manipulate markets and warned they were continuing to probe higher echelons at the largest US bank.

Moody’s has downgraded Hong Kong’s rating outlook to negative, citing growing risks to the Asian financial hub’s institutional strength, but maintained its current rating in a break with the recent downgrade by rival Fitch Ratings.

The head of the UK markets regulator has called on Brussels to offer more equivalence permits to smooth potential disruption to markets if the UK leaves the EU without a deal next month.

Eddie Stobart warned its full-year operating profit would be “significantly below the board’s expectations” as it revealed it was in talks with its lenders and considering plans to raise new equity.

Aldi, the discount food supermarket, plans to more than double the number of stores in the London area to 100 after smaller-format shops proved more successful than expected.

Shares in crude producers across Asia-Pacific jumped on Monday following an attack on a major Saudi oil installation over the weekend that has temporarily hit half of the Gulf country’s crude output. Meanwhile, emerging Asia currencies and airline stocks fell. 

Growth in industrial output from Chinese factories fell to a fresh low in August, in another sign of how the US-China trade war and slowing economic activity is weighing on the world’s second-biggest economy. 

The coming week will bring a flurry of interest rate decisions from major central banks, as policymakers react to a softer global economy and uncertainties over US-China trade and Brexit.

Treasuries chalked up their worst week — and small-caps their best — since 2016 as investors extended a sweeping rotation away from the momentum plays and bonds that had been favoured over summer.

Shares in cyber security group Cloudflare surged by 20 per cent in its first day of trading on Friday, signalling strong investor demand for the latest Silicon Valley security listing.

The lights have been turned off on MoviePass, the once-heralded theatre subscription service.