Dec 12 (Reuters) - A unit of Australia's Syrah Resources ( SYAAF ) has declared a force majeure event at its Balama Graphite Operation amid post-election civil unrest in Mozambique, the miner said on Thursday. Shares in Syrah, which has a natural graphite supply deal with Tesla, fell as much as 32.1% in early trading to A$0.18, their lowest level...

SAO PAULO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field. Soybean farmer lobby Aprosoja-MT based in western Mato Grosso state said on Wednesday that the agreement fostered...

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Nasdaq could not impose rules requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 9-8 vote sided with two conservative advocacy groups in finding that the rules...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC ( HSBC ) and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will jointly provide funding to trade transactions valued at up to $1 billion, in a move to help fill a gap in financing for emerging market trade. IFC and HSBC ( HSBC ) said on Thursday they would equally share the risk on a...