Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. wants to buy the diamond mining operations of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) and merge them to create a challenger to the two diamond industry leaders De Beers and…