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Chaos Of $60 Billion Fuel Shock Likely To Hit Global Shipping Fleet
The global fleet of merchant ships will have to reduce drastically how much sulfur their engines belch into the atmosphere in little more than 2 1/2 years from now. There’s a $60 billion sting in the tail by this even… Read More ›
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B2B relationships and value creation
If your company is getting larger, then it is also getting more complex. And bigger clients are probably now within your reach, which means client complexity is growing too. The number of parameters can be overwhelming, so choosing the ones… Read More ›
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In A Historic First, Recycled Rocket Launched By Elon Musk’s Spacex
Paving the way for a sharp drop in launch costs that is a key part of its long-term plan to carry passengers to Mars, SpaceX became the first space company to use a recycled rocket to send a payload into… Read More ›
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Going Beyond Oil Is Necessary To Unlock Saudi Arabia’s Treasures
Saudi Arabia actually has much more than its oil sector to offer investors and as investment banks and global stock exchanges salivate at the prospect of the expected largest IPO ever, even though the Saudi Aramco may have become the… Read More ›
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Next Week, China’s Xi To Meet Trump In Florida
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in its first official confirmation of the highly anticipated summit that Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida on April 6-7. The two sides… Read More ›
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With Brussels Warning London Don’t Blackmail Us, Brexit Gets Off To A Shaky Start
To make sure Britain has an orderly exit from the European Union, officials in London and Brussels are racing against a two-year deadline. But tensions are running high. While officials in Brussels are receiving negotiation guidelines from the remaining 27… Read More ›
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As Combustion Era Fades, Mercedes Hastens Electric-Car Shift
As European buyers turn away from fuel-efficient diesel cars, and in a race to meet tighter emissions rules, Mercedes-Benz is accelerating its rollout of battery-powered autos. Three years earlier than a target announced at the Paris auto show in September, the world’s… Read More ›
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Warnings Of Brexit Impact Issued By European And Japanese Business Groups
Signalling their growing concern as the UK prepares to start the formal process of leaving the EU, overseas companies that invest in the UK issued a flurry of warnings on Tuesday about the threat Brexit poses to their businesses. A post-Brexit settlement… Read More ›
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U.S. Think Tan Claims Warplanes On Artificial Islands Can Be Deployed By China Any Time
A U.S. think tank said on Monday that China can possibly deploy combat planes and other military hardware at any time as it appears to have largely completed major construction of military infrastructure on artificial islands it has built in… Read More ›
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European Equities Will Gain By A Le Pen Loss: JP Morgan
Investment bank JPMorgan said in a note on Monday that a “significant” surge of inflows into European stocks would be spurred if far right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen loses the election. But how significant is that spur? At… Read More ›