Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken the global market for uranium, a critical fuel for nuclear-power plants, prompting some in the US to propose reviving domestic production. Russia enriches more uranium for use in nuclear plants than any other country in the world. Its increasing economic isolation following its attack on Ukraine—and talk of potential […]
Manufacturers with Russian ties are working to figure out how to survive, after sanctions leveled on Russia over recent weeks curb the flow of goods and money between the country and Western markets. Sanctions, and private companies’ moves to pull back from Russia, have upended operations for companies whose ownership and supply chains link back […]
Canadian Pacific Railway ltd. PC 0.08% trains were halted Sunday morning, stalling global shipments of key manufactured goods and commodities like fertilizers, after an impasse in contract negotiations between the company and its conductors and engineers. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents more than 3,000 conductors, engineers and yard workers at Canadian Pacific, issued […]
WASHINGTON—Regulators are carrying out a sweeping investigation of conflicts of interest at the nation’s largest accounting firms, asking whether consulting and other nonaudit services they sell undermine their ability to conduct independent reviews of public companies’ financials, according to people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange Commission probe highlights the agency’s new focus […]
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