SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The use of alternative fuels in shipping will accelerate after 2030 as tighter emissions standards come into effect, in contrast to the stop-start transition for now, shipping executives told the APPEC conference in Singapore on Tuesday. The take-off in this decade is expected to be gradual as shipping companies grapple with factors such as trade volatility and geopolitical...

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan ( FCX ) said on Tuesday it temporarily halted mining in Indonesia's Grasberg minerals district after a large flow of wet material blocked access to parts of its underground mine, restricting evacuation routes for seven workers. The incident occurred late on Monday at one of five production blocks in the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine...

Alibaba Group Holding Limited ( BABA ) shares climbed 2.4% to HK$140.60 ($18.05) on the Hong Kong Exchange on Tuesday, building momentum after the Chinese tech giant unveiled its most advanced artificial intelligence model to compete with OpenAI and Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) . Qwen-3-Max AI Model Breakthrough The Hangzhou-based company introduced Qwen-3-Max-Preview on Friday, featuring over 1 trillion...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Novartis will acquire Tourmaline Bio ( TRML ) for $48 per share, valuing the New York-based biopharmaceutical company at $1.4 billion on a fully diluted basis, the Swiss pharma giant said on Tuesday. Tourmaline is focused on developing pacibekitug, a promising targeted therapy with the potential to reduce systemic inflammation, as a treatment option for atherosclerotic cardiovascular...