MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Fortescue reported a slump in first-half profit on Thursday, missing analysts' forecasts, and said it was reconsidering the timeframes for some of its green energy projects given policy uncertainty from the Trump administration. Australia's iron ore majors, including bigger rivals Rio Tinto and BHP reporting this week, have seen profits narrow to pre-COVID-era lows as prices for the...

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration may seek to strike a simplified minerals deal with Ukraine to get a pact in place quickly and later negotiate detailed terms, such as how much of Ukraine's vast resources the U.S. would own, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.     This follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's rejection of...

SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale reported on Wednesday a $694 million loss in the fourth quarter, compared to a $2.4 billion profit a year earlier, and far below the $1.95 billion profit expected by analysts in a LSEG poll. Vale, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, also cut its planned spending for this year...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor ( SZKMF ) will target an operating profit margin of at least 10% and a return on equity of 15% or more for the first half of the next decade, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday. The company will target sales revenue of 8 trillion yen ($53.10 billion) and an operating profit of 800 billion...