SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Despite a growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, China's ethane imports from the U.S. are set to surge this year as big petrochemical producers battling shrinking profits switch to the cheaper feedstock flowing from the U.S. shale gas boom. Companies including Satellite Chemical, China Sanjiang Fine Chemical, and Wanhua Chemical Group are investing more than $16...

By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) -Boeing ( BA ) said on Thursday it expects Indian and South Asian airlines will add 2,835 commercial aircraft to their fleet over the next 20 years, a four-fold increase over current levels, as a rising middle class and healthy economic growth spur travel. The U.S. planemaker's previous rolling 20-year forecast that it issued last year...

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Canada's British Columbia Investment Management Corp will buy Luxembourg-based investment firm BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. in a deal valuing the company at 1.06 billion pounds ($1.32 billion), the companies said on Thursday. BBGI shareholders will get 147.5 pence-per-share in cash, a premium of 21% to the stock's closing price on Wednesday. BBGI, whose portfolio includes projects...

PARIS (Reuters) -French drinks company Pernod Ricard cut its 2025 and longer-term outlook on Thursday and brought forward issuing of its first half results, citing challenging market conditions in the United States and China. The company cited duties on cognac by China, which Beijing had imposed after the European Union levied tariffs on its electric vehicle imports, as well as...