Brent crude oil prices could be bolstered in the near-term by demand possibly outstripping supply in the fourth quarter, according to analysts at Citi.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) unit Google has agreed for the first time ever to purchase nature-based carbon removal credits from a Brazilian startup, its first engagement with carbon projects in the South American country.

U.S. stock index futures surged Thursday in the wake of the Federal Reserve starting its easing cycle with a substantial half percentage point reduction.

The sale of a stake in the Middle East, North Africa and central Asia Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) franchise operated by Kuwait's AlShaya Group is on hold, two people with knowledge of the process said.