BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. grid operators are asking regulators for more time to meet a federal order to upgrade existing transmission lines with equipment that can boost their capacity up to 40%, according to a Reuters review of regulatory documents. The delays represent a potentially years-long setback for efforts to reinforce the nation's rickety power infrastructure, at a time newly...

06:17 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The weekend will be the first test of how serious United States President Donald Trump is with his protectionism threat as Canada and Mexico face a 25% tariff deadline on Saturday, said ING. Neither the Canadian dollar (CAD) nor Mexico's peso (MXN) were fully pricing in the tariff risk when Trump reiterated his...

06:22 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Lundin Mining ( LUNMF ) late on Thursday said Chile's Superintendencia del Media Ambiente fined the company $3.3 million and confirmed the closure of the Alcaparrosa mine after investigative proceedings on a sinkhole that appeared in 2022. The decision was made based on four violations the Chilean environmental regulator investigated. Mining operations at...

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has authorised the purchase of Goldman Sachs' ( GS ) unit in Russia by investment company Balchug Capital, a government decree published on Friday showed. Moscow has steadily tightened restrictions on foreign asset sales since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, with banks requiring Putin's approval for any deal. A source...