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› Oil prices rise as Sino-U.S. trade tensions show signs of easing
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, buoyed by a drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles and indications that the trade war between the United States and China, the world's two largest economies and the top two oil consumers, is easing. |
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› OPEC exit frees Qatar from U.S. legal concerns
Even before taking over Qatar's energy policy in a government reshuffle last month, Qatar Petroleum (QP) CEO Saad al-Kaabi had long wanted the Gulf state to leave OPEC. |
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› U.S. solar takes hit from Trump tariffs but is cheaper than ever: report
U.S. solar installations fell 15 percent in the third quarter as the Trump administration's tariffs on overseas-made panels forced developers to put off large projects, according to a report commissioned by the industry's primary trade group. |
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› Asian shares rally on U.S.-China trade thaw
Asian equity markets rallied on Thursday on signs of easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions and expectations that China will step up efforts soon to support its cooling economy. |
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› Autostrade could challenge government decree over Genoa bridge: source
Autostrade per l'Italia will decide on Thursday whether to appeal against a government decree that excludes the operator of the collapsed Genoa bridge from works to rebuild it, a source familiar with the matter said. |
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› Japan's SoftBank to shun Huawei in favor of Ericsson, Nokia equipment: Nikkei
SoftBank Group Corp plans to replace 4G network equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with hardware from Nokia and Ericsson, Nikkei reported on Thursday, without citing sources. |
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› Vitol, rival oil traders in spotlight of Brazil bribery probe
Brazil's epic "Car Wash" corruption investigation has taken down presidents and elite businessmen, and led to the largest corporate leniency deal ever signed. |
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› Factbox: The trading firms under investigation in Brazil graft probe
Last week, Brazilian investigators accused four of the world's largest oil-trading firms of participating in a corruption scheme focused on Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras. |
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› Canada warns U.S. not to politicize extradition cases
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday warned the United States not to politicize extradition cases, a day after President Donald Trump said he could intervene in the affair of a Chinese executive detained in Canada at Washington's request. |
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› Chinese state media urges Canada to defy U.S., free Huawei executive
Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of China's Huawei detained in Vancouver on Washington's request, state-owned tabloid Global Times said in a Thursday editorial. |
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› Japan rules out asking private firms to avoid telecoms gear that could be malicious
Japan's government has no plan to ask private companies to avoid buying telecommunications equipment that could have malicious functions, such as information leakage, its top spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, said on Thursday. |
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› Hyundai Motor Group to provide suppliers with $1.5 billion in funding
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co plans to provide funding worth 1.7 trillion won ($1.5 billion) to stabilize management of its suppliers, the company said in a statement on Thursday. |
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