LIMA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Copper output in Peru dipped in November as production from the Antamina mine slid, according to data from the Andean nation's energy and mines ministry published on Wednesday. Peru is the world's third-largest miner of the key industrial metal. Overall, national copper production fell 4.6% in November compared to the year-ago month to settle at...

12:28 PM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US government is restricting exports of biotechnology equipment and related technology to China over national security concerns, Reuters reported Wednesday. According to the report, the US Department of Commerce is imposing these export controls because of their possible use in human performance enhancement, brain-machine interfaces, biologically-inspired synthetic materials, and possibly biological weapons....

Jan 15 (Reuters) - AbbVie ( ABBV ) will commit less capital towards experimental medicines for psychiatric disease, CEO Robert Michael said at an industry conference on Wednesday. The remarks come months after its experimental schizophrenia drug failed in two mid-stage studies. Committing that much capital on early data, I'd say we would certainly rethink that in psych, said CEO...

12:27 PM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- American Water Works ( AWK ) signed a nine-year exclusive contract with Calgon Carbon to provide activated carbon products and services to treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in drinking water, the companies said Wednesday. Under the partnership, Calgon will provide granular activated carbon, equipment and reactivation services to more than 50...