BEIJING (Reuters) - China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops. China has in the past year ramped up approvals of genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean seeds that are higher-yielding and resistant to insects and herbicide to secure its food security, but...

May 8 (Reuters) - Canadian Utilities ( CDUTF ) said on Wednesday it is developing a C$2 billion ($1.46 billion) natural gas pipeline project in Alberta to transport natural gas to a Dow petrochemicals plant and other industrial facilities. The company, majority-owned by ATCO, said the Yellowhead Mainline project would include 200 kilometers (124 miles) of pipeline and related control...

BHP Group Limited ( BHP )‘s subsidiary inked a definitive Exploration Alliance Agreement with Ivanhoe Electric Inc. ( IE ) . As per the terms, BHP and Ivanhoe Electric ( IE ) plan to explore mutually agreed “Areas of Interest” or AOIs in the U.S. to identify projects within those AOIs that may become 50/50 owned joint ventures.  The companies have identified six initial AOIs...

12:01 PM EDT, 05/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Target's ( TGT ) discretionary offerings could take a hit from recent headwinds, impacting its Q1 financial results, Oppenheimer said in a note Wednesday. The retailer is scheduled to report Q1 results on May 22. Oppenheimer said it is now more conservatively expecting a drop of 4% to 5% in comparable store sales,...