Bloomberg Copper sinks below $8,000 a ton, hitting its lowest since early 2021, as deepening fears about a global economic slowdown drive a rout in industrial metals. The metal, widely considered a barometer of the world economy, slumped as much as 3.6% to $7,959 a ton in London, extending losses after its worst quarter in a decade. Investors appear …

  Bloomberg Sweden’s H2 Green Steel took a vital step toward building its first facility in the north of the country after receiving the go-ahead from a local court. The main permit was for construction of the plant, the Land and Environmental Court in Umea said in a statement on Friday. It also granted approval for rerouting a stream, while …

Bloomberg The chaos that has plagued European travel for weeks is coalescing in France as staff at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport strike for the second day in a row on Friday and a country-wide rail walkout looms. France’s aviation authority ordered the scrapping of 17% of flights between 7 am and 2 pm after pay talks between unions and …