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US power payout sends surprise boost to coal, N-plants

Bloomberg Embattled coal and nuclear power-plant operators stand to get a lot more money to provide capacity to the biggest US electricity grid — if they can hold on for another three years. Generators are going to make $140 a megawatt-day for the year starting in June 2021, 83 percent more than the prior year, according to the results of ...

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Alibaba unit’s mystery jump in focus after $1.4 bn deal

Bloomberg For the past few days, the question has been popping up on trading desks across Hong Kong: What’s up with Alibaba’s health unit? Largely ignored by analysts and stuck in a tight trading range for more than a year, the stock on May 17 suddenly turned into one of the world’s best performers for no apparent reason. It surged ...

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Copper supply shock hits India as Vedanta ordered to close

Bloomberg India faces a copper supply shock after a state government ordered billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd. to shut down a plant permanently following deadly protests in a move that will slash nationwide output and stoke demand for imports. The company’s shares fell. The Tamil Nadu government directed the southern state’s pollution control board to seal the 400,000 metric-ton-per-year smelter ...

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