Tough new safety standards for tailings dams, including the appointment of a qualified and experienced engineer to check their safety, have been proposed by a group representing the world’s biggest miners as they seek to avoid any further disasters.

Signs of American shoppers curbing their spending emerged in the latest retail sales report, raising questions about the ability of one of the US economy’s brightest spots to keep sustaining the nation’s long-running expansion.

US stocks hit record highs as upbeat comments from the White House on trade talks buoyed investor optimism.

Petra Diamonds said it sold a 20.08-carat blue diamond for $14.9m, sending its shares nearly 8 per cent higher.

Brussels is planning to extend temporary market access to UK clearing houses as it steps up preparations to prevent financial turmoil should Britain crash out of the EU.

The International Energy Agency said Opec and its allies face a “major challenge” next year as demand for their crude falls sharply in response to accelerating production from rivals.

Business registrations have surged in France, helped by a friendlier tax environment as the economy outperforms the wider eurozone.

An investment by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosted shares in upmarket furniture retailer RH, representing one of the most notable purchases by investment managers in the third quarter.

The US has been preparing an extradition order against British entrepreneur Mike Lynch over criminal charges resulting from the $11bn sale of software company Autonomy, it emerged this week.

Mexico’s central bank reduced interest rates for the third consecutive meeting on Wednesday, citing stagnant economic activity in the country and slowing global growth during the third quarter as justification for the cut.

Brussels is suing the United Kingdom over Boris Johnson’s refusal to appoint a member of the next European Commission, escalating a dispute with London over the obligations that arise from last month’s extension to Britain’s EU membership.

A former Deutsche Bank executive has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle civil claims made by the US Department of Justice that he misled investors in 2007 into buying securities backed by defective mortgages.

Producer prices in the US rose more than expected during October, but long-running trends remained in tow and dragged the annual pace of wholesale inflation to its slowest rate in three years.

Norway’s $1tn oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, is selling its shares in G4S over concerns the security company is responsible for alleged human rights violations in the Middle East.

Sales of Guinness and red wine enjoyed a boost from this year’s cooler summer weather as drinkers turned away from favourites such as Pimm's and draught lager, according to the pub company Young’s.

FirstGroup has slashed the value of the troubled US Greyhound bus business it is trying to sell, sending shares in the UK transport group down more than 20 per cent.

Daimler plans to slash €1.4bn in personnel costs and 10 per cent of managers worldwide as the German carmaker warned that the race to roll out electric vehicles would drastically reduce its profits over the next two years.

Zurich has revealed a new set of targets, switching its focus to growth for the first time since Mario Greco became chief executive in 2016.

The S&P 500 chalked up its 20th record closing high for 2019, edging past the previous year’s haul and keeping the index on track for one of its strongest calendar-year performances of the past three decades.

Walt Disney said on Wednesday that more than 10m people have signed up to its new video streaming service, only a day after its launch, wowing investors and sending its shares sharply higher. 

High-end parka maker Canada Goose warned that earlier winter shipments to retailers will drag on sales in the holiday quarter, pulling shares more than 13 per cent lower.

Assets in the German fund industry jumped 13 per cent to a record, nearly doubling the tally over the past decade, propelled by gains in global equities and new investor money coming into the sector.

De Beers has surprised analysts by selling more diamonds than expected at its latest sale.

A company controlled by the billionaire Barclay brothers will inject an additional £75m of equity into Shop Direct, helping to resolve a cash crunch triggered by a spike in claims for payment protection insurance.