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Global shares flat, dollar steady before Fed decision
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities were flat while major currencies and commodities traded within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve that they hope will shed light on its next move. The Fed is expected to...Tags: Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), UPS Inc., Robin Williams, G8, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Algeria probes state power boss over Alstom, GE deals
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - Algeria is investigating the head of its state power and gas utility, Sonelgaz, over contracts involving U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co and France's Alstom SA, sources told Reuters and Algerian local media reported. "The case...Tags: Corporate Crime, Bribery, Prosecution, Electricity Production and Distribution, General Electric Company
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COLUMN-U.S. shale forces adjustment in Saudi oil prices: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Even without a relaxation of the ban on U.S. crude oil exports, the ripples of the shale revolution have already reached Asia. Nowhere...Tags: Asia, Heavy Engineering, Bulgaria, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Nigeria
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New Saipem profit warning rattles investors
ReutersMILAN (Reuters) - A second profit warning in less than 5 months wiped over a quarter from the share price of Italy's Saipem on Monday, leaving Europe's biggest oil industry group worth half what it was at the start of the year. Just weeks after a...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Marketing, Earnings Forecasts, Milan (Italy), Mexico
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Algeria president makes first TV appearance since stroke
ReutersALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared on state television on Wednesday for the first time since he was rushed to hospital in France on April 27 after a stroke. Bouteflika, 76, had not been seen in public since. The release... -
Japan approves national security council bills amid China tensions
ReutersTOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on Friday approved legislation to set up a national security council, moving to strengthen the premier's grip on foreign policy in the face of North Korean missile threats and a...Tags: North Korea, Shinzo Abe, China, National Government, Parliament
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OPEC set to keep output target for 2013
Reuters* Target of 30 million bpd expected to stay * Meeting scheduled for 0800 GMT * Secretary general decision not expected By Alex Lawler and Amena Bakr VIENNA, May 31 (Reuters) - OPEC oil exporters, basking in the market's equilibrium, were on course...Tags: Marketing, Asia, Energy Resources, Iraq, Nigeria
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OPEC's high output, high price days dwindle
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC's halcyon days of high prices and high production may be drawing to a close as soaring U.S. output opens a new era for world oil markets. After a comfortable ride since the 2008 price crash and record revenue of $1 trillion last...Tags: Exports, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Iraq, Nigeria
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OPEC coasts towards smooth deal with oversupply fear on hold
Reuters* Saudi Arabia sets relaxed tone * UAE says oil price fair for all * Shale boom downplayed * No decision on OPEC Sec-Gen By Reem Shamseddine and Amena Bakr VIENNA, May 29 (Reuters) - OPEC, enjoying oil at just over $100 a barrel, looks set to keep...Tags: International Energy, Environmental Issues, Iraq, Petroleum Industry, Weather
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INSIGHT-Libya becomes "the new Mali" as Islamists shift in Sahara
Reuters* Niger says attacks on base, mine launched from Libya * After Mali mission, France scrambles troops to help Niger * Weak armies, poor regional cooperation to keep West involved By David Lewis BAMAKO, May 31 (Reuters) - Suicide attacks on a French-run...Tags: Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Chad, Niger, Mauritania
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Bombino mixes rock, global perspectives
Guitarist Bombino's performance at a wedding in the desert city of Agadez, Niger, six years ago was, in some ways, a typical job. Then 27, he had been playing music since childhood and toured globally as a member of the band Tidawt. But this gig became...
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OPEC, in no mood for fight, weighs U.S. oil boom
Reuters* Set to leave output target unchanged * U.S. shale means hotter contest for Asia market * No resolution on secretary-general choice expected By Amena Bakr and Reem Shamseddine VIENNA, May 30 (Reuters) - OPEC oil exporters on Thursday were in no...Tags: Asia, Exports, Iraq, Nigeria, Petroleum Industry
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