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Analysts say that OPEC’s Effort to Balance Oil Markets this Year could be Derailed by China
Matt Smith, head of commodities research at shipment-tracking firm ClipperData said that OPEC’s effort to balance an oversupplied oil market could have the unintended consequence of crimping crude demand from China. OPEC’s current strategy would be significantly hurt if there is… Read More ›
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Without Deals With Big Oil, Iran’s OPEC Win Lacks Substance
Iran would be among few countries that have benefited as significantly from the oil market’s 2016 recovery. As prices rallied and won approval from OPEC last month to pump even more while other members cut, the Persian Gulf producer has doubled… Read More ›
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U.S. Nuclear Acquisition Makes Toshiba Signal Hit of ‘Billions of Dollars’
In a shock warning that sent its stock tumbling 12 percent and rekindled concerns about its accounting acumen, Toshiba Corp said it may have to book several billion dollars in charges related to a U.S. nuclear power acquisition. Potentially requiring… Read More ›
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State Bailout for World’s Oldest Bank Approved by Italy
After the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, failed to secure backing from private investors, Italy’s government approved a state bailout for the bank. In order to help the country’s embattled banking sector, with BMPS, Italy’s third largest bank,… Read More ›
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As Low Oil Signals Boom Days Over, Bank Mergers Spread in Mideast
2016 has been all about consolidation for oil-rich Persian Gulf states, Cutting of state spending, tapping reserves and combining some of their largest banks to reduce costs and duplication has been forced in countries such as the United Arab Emirates,… Read More ›
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Mexico’s Record Fuel Imports Results in U.S. Refiners Cashing in
Shipping record volumes to a southern neighbor that has failed to expand its refining network to supply a fast-growing economy, U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are cashing in on rising fuel demand from Mexico. Providing business worth more than $15 billion… Read More ›
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As it Cuts into Huge State Deficit, Saudi Arabia to Boost 2017 Spending
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that it will increase government spending in 2017 to boost flagging economic growth after it ad successfully cut into its huge state budget deficit this year. In 2016, the deficit shrank to 297 billion riyals… Read More ›
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With his Move to the US, China’s ‘Glass King’ Shatters Manufacturing Wisdom
Cao Dewang’s recent decision to move part of his operations to the United States has some asking whether the days of China as a manufacturing haven are over even as he became a billionaire by making glass for the world’s top carmakers. The U.S…. Read More ›
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Trump Vows to Shred Obama Rules as he names Icahn as Special Advisor on Regulation
A special advisor on regulation for the new U.S. Trump administration has been chosen to be billionaire investor Carl Icahn. He is a frequent critic of some Obama administration rules and a major fossil fuel investor. The president-elect’s transition team announced… Read More ›
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In Early 2017, Here’s Why a Watchful Eye Should be Kept on Italy
More risk factors are expected to unfold in 2017 following a year packed with economic and political uncertainty. However, when looking at the year ahead, Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency isn’t what concerns him the most at present for one… Read More ›
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