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Qantas Airways pledges to slash carbon emission to net 0 by 2050
In a development that marks growing awareness towards climate change, on Monday, Qantas Airways Ltd pledged to slash its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Its pledge comes in the wake of IAG also doing the same. “We’re doing… Read More ›
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Cost overruns raises cost of 6 nuclear power plants in France to 46 billion euros
On Saturday, French newspaper Le Monde stated, according to an estimate by EDF, a power utility, it would cost at least $51 billion (46 billion euros) to build six of its latest generation EPR nuclear reactors, if the French government… Read More ›
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Cardinal Health 200 LLC wins $2.25 billion defense contract
According to a statement from the Pentagon, Cardinal Health 200 LLC, a unit of Cardinal Health Inc, has been awarded a maximum $2.25 billion modification for a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency for ordering and distribution of medical surgical… Read More ›
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Volkswagen new energy vehicle plant in Shanghai to begin production in 2020
In a statement Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess disclosed production at Volkswagen’s and SAIC Motor Corp’s $2.5 billion new energy vehicle plant in Shanghai has commenced. He made these comments to reporters while taking a tour of the plant. In a… Read More ›
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General Dynamics Corp wins $732 million U.S. defense contract
According to a statement from the Pentagon, General Dynamics Corp has been awarded a $732 million U.S. defense contract for sustainment of the Mobile User Objective System ground system, which is a narrowband military satellite communications system.
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Carl Icahn sells a third of his shares in Occidental Petroleum
In an open letter letter to shareholders, activist investor Carl Icahn, who has been waging a bitter battle against Occidental Petroleum Corp’s $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, disclosed, he has cut his holdings in the company by nearly a… Read More ›
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Toyota unveils $1.8 billion share buyback through March 2020
Toyota’s second quarter profit profits have been 9 analysts’s estimate as per Refinitive data. On Thursday, Toyota Motor Corp unveiled a $1.8 billion share buyback after reporting a more-than-expected quarterly profits, on the back of improved global sales. Toyota Motor… Read More ›
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Cuba attracts $1.7 billion in foreign direct investments
Faced with a cooling economy, Cuba aims to boost its economy with its annual trade fair in Havana. Cuba’s Trade Minister Rodrigo Malmierca told a news conference at Cuba’s annual trade fair in Havana that Cuba has attracted foreign investments… Read More ›
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California Department of Insurance takes control of former Berkshire insurance unit
California Department of Insurance has won a court order appointing it conservator of California Insurance Co, a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters Inc. Regulators in California have taken control of an insurer, which they say was recently sold by Warren Buffett’s… Read More ›
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Chevron and ExxonMobil’s estimates for Tengiz oilfield expansion too high: Kazakh energy minister
Cost escalations by 25% would push up the total cost of the expansion to $45.2 billion, an unacceptable figure for Kazakhstan. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev stated, the cost escalation in the expansion of the Tengiz oilfield project… Read More ›
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