The Australian energy firm is in talks to drop petroleum unit as investors lap up renewables

Iron ore futures are trading below $200 a ton after China’s cabinet called for tougher oversight of commodity markets and protection for consumers from soaring prices

Prediction underpinned by company’s involvement in study into Chinese urbanization trends

Chinese customers ask for a break on contract obligations as Beijing cracks down on foreign coal imports

Major miner BHP predicts the Indian, European and U.S. economies would ‘contract heavily’ over the next three months

Copper prices slid for a record 14 straight days in London

Prices have fallen rapidly since hitting a five-year high in July

BHP studies ways to produce more higher-quality thermal coal for Japanese and Korean use

“We are yet to fully understand the longer term impacts of this trade protectionism,” Australian chief executive says