LE BOURGET (Reuters) - An all-electric commuter plane and a small Airbus-backed hybrid are among aircraft programs being touted at the Paris Airshow, as the industry tries to convince a skeptical public it can deliver on a pledge to halve…

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is pictured in a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian BimmerPRAGUE (Reuters) - A Prague district court has ruled that Czech owners of Skoda and Volkswagen cars qualify…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday it is launching an anti-dumping investigation imports of a synthetic rubber product from the United States, South Korea and the European Union following a request from major petrochemical producers. The investigation…

OSLO (Reuters) - PGS, the world’s largest seismic surveyor, called off a planned debt refinancing on Wednesday, citing worsening investor sentiment toward the oilfield services sector over the past weeks, sending the Norwegian company’s shares down 24%. Oslo-listed PGS, which…

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen(Reuters) - The Trump administration is expected to unveil a new carbon emission rule for the…

FILE PHOTO: European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks to the media at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Yves HermanBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had cleared 431 million euros ($482.8 million)…

LONDON (Reuters) - Emissions need to be halved by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius but temperatures are on track to reach double that by the end of the century even if countries’ current plans are fully implemented,…

OSLO (Reuters) - PGS, the world’s largest seismic surveyor, called off a planned debt refinancing on Wednesday amid rising market volatility, sending its shares down 24%. Oslo-listed PGS, which owns a fleet of seismic vessels that scan the seabed for…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday it is launching an anti-dumping investigation on some rubber products from the United States, South Korea and the European Union. The investigation into Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer rubber (EPDM) should be…

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 quake struck south southeast of Raoul Island in South Pacific chain of the Kermadec Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake struck 180 km (110 miles) south…