Saudi Arabia has earmarked 10 billion riyals ($2.7 billion) to provide incentives for global supply firms to invest in the kingdom, part of plans to develop its economy as a hub for industrial companies. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz announced the plans as part of Saudi Arabia’s Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative on Sunday, that aims to …

Australia joined the Global Methane Pledge, becoming one of the last major developed economies to sign on to an effort to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas 30% from 2020 levels by the end of this decade. Announcing the decision to sign the methane pledge on Sunday, Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said meeting the 2030 target could …

Liam Denning In between dabbling in geopolitics and buying-rejecting-not-really-buying Twitter, Elon Musk runs a car company. Tesla Inc. reported results that were somehow simultaneously great and yet humdrum. Revenue jumped 56% versus a year ago, but missed expectations by 3%; the stock fell slightly after hours on Wednesday. Such is the flip-side of high expectations. Musk appeared on the call …