Bloomberg Electric vehicles (EV) may be commonplace sooner than most people think, and that could signal a bonanza for Chilean lithium producer Soc. Quimica y Minera de Chile SA. Larrain Vial, Chile’s largest brokerage firm, sees global EV penetration at almost 21 percent by 2025, well above the market consensus of 8 percent to 20 percent, Alexander Varschavsky, a senior ...

Bloomberg Cracking down on fossil fuels could actually boost profits for the world’s biggest oil companies, though the industry must shift toward cleaner fuels or be left behind by investors, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Major producers including Exxon Mobil Corp., BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc can slash carbon emissions and still see “materially higher” returns on ...

Bloomberg China’s exports rebounded, while imports remained robust, thanks to strong demand at home and abroad despite worsening relations with the US Exports in dollar terms rose 14.5 percent in September compared to the same period last year, the customs administration said, higher than the forecast of 8.2 percent. Imports climbed 14.3 percent, leaving a trade surplus of $32 billion. ...