Sources: Reuters
Top oil and petrochemicals producers Iran and Venezuela sign a 20-year economic cooperation agreement. 2022-06-11
The United States lifts some economic sanctions on Venezuela, including allowing the Chevron Corporation to negotiate its license with the Venezuelan PDVSA state-owned oil company and removing the names of some Venezuelan officials from a United States government list of sanctioned individuals. 2022-05-17
The European Commission rejects an appeal from Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, regarding a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) fine charged against the corporation in 2017 for unfairly directing users to its own shopping services. $2021-11-10
China's largest property developer Evergrande misses the payment deadline of 83.5 million USD in offshore bonds, increasing its chances of a bankruptcy. $2021-09-23
A powerful derecho with winds over 100 mph sweeps across the Midwestern United States and leaves four dead and causes $11 billion USD in damage. $2020-08-10
The White House announces $12 billion in bailouts for farmers and ranchers affected by recently imposed retaliatory tariffs. $2018-07-24
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". $2018-06-15
An oil pipe in Los Angeles breaks, spilling an estimated 10,000 gallons of oil in the streets. 2014-05-15
President of Paraguay Federico Franco announces that his country will become an oil producing nation, after a recent discovery in the Chaco region, close to the border with Argentina. 2012-11-26
Italian authorities seize 23 million euro (approximately US$30 million) from a Vatican bank account in a money laundering probe. $2010-09-21