Three producers that account for about half of the world’s lithium will continue to dominate the market in the future as the entire electric vehicle supply chain matures and consolidates, says Albemarle Corp.'s CEO.

Vietnam is finding it’s hard to win a trade war even when businesses are trying to hand you victories.

Canada’s northernmost Nunavut territory, a region the size of Mexico, is becoming a bellwether for the unexpected ways an altered climate will transform lives and livelihoods.

Blaming a weakening global economy, FedEx Corp. sharply slashed its profit outlook in the latest sign that trade tensions are dragging down U.S. corporate titans.

The world’s biggest cocoa grower plans to trace beans from farms to ports as it seeks to protect forests and root out illegal plantations.

Even without Apple Inc., Chinese companies are building world-class, premium products, though China’s signature feature of undercutting the established market remains.

Global health regulators sounded a coordinated alarm about the possibility that a stomach drug taken by millions of people could be tainted with the same cancer-causing agent that has sparked a worldwide recall of blood-pressure pills.

Saudi Arabia is racing to restore oil production after a brazen drone strike on a key Aramco facility slashed its output by half, removing about 5% of world supply.

Faced with a worsening epidemic of teenage vaping and a mysterious illness stalking users of cigarette alternatives, the Trump administration promised to ratchet up its oversight of a burgeoning but increasingly troubled industry.

General Motors Co. workers called their first strike in 12 years, halting work at dozens of facilities across the U.S. in a clash over jobs, pay and benefits.