CNOOC, under the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC Group, had agreed in December to sell the interests to British chemical group Ineos.

The yen touched the mid-145 range against the dollar at one point Thursday, its strongest in six months, compared with around 150 before sweeping tariffs were announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON -- A day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration's strategy is to boost domestic factory production, ...