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Oil prices could soon ‘spike’ toward $100 a barrel regardless of OPEC and Russia, strategist says

Wil Riera | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendant sits at a closed Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia is determined to keep oil prices trading around current levels, one strategist told CNBC Monday, but a total …

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George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Maine

David Hume Kennerly | GettyImages Former President George H.W. Bush at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, June 17, 2015. Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday in Maine after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue, a spokesman said. Just after 2 p.m., Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the …

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Swiss Re, Softbank call off talks on potential investment

Christian Hartmann | Reuters The Swiss Re building in Zurich is shown in this Feb. 19, 2009 photo. Insurance company Swiss Re and Softbank have agreed to end discussions about a potential minority investment by the Japanese technology conglomerate. Swiss Re didn’t give reasons for the move in a brief …

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China to host Iranian president amid nuclear deal doubt

Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a meeting at Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran on January 23, 2016. China will host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani next month at a regional summit in a Chinese coastal city, the country’s foreign ministry said …

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe defends automakers against US import probe

Joe Raedle | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago resort on April 18, 2018. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he would seek to convince President Donald Trump of the crucial role his country’s …

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Kim Jong Un impersonator poses for selfies in Singapore

Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images A Kim Jong Un impersonator, Howard X, poses with a durian at the Esplanade on May 27, 2018 in Singapore. The summit, which was originally scheduled to happen on June 12 in Singapore, remains an uncertainty. Less than a week ago, Trump had announced that …

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A Chinese bank chairman was found dead at his office

Prisma Bildagentur | UIG | Getty Images Tianjin City in China on February 1, 2016. The chairman of a Chinese bank was found dead in his office on Saturday with slits on both his wrists, South China Morning Post reported, citing one state media outlet. The deceased man, Yin Jinbao, …

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Koreas discussing possible non-aggression pledge, peace treaty talks ahead of N.Korea-U.S. summit

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump welcomes South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. North and South Korea are discussing a possible non-aggression pledge by the United States to the North and a start of peace treaty talks to address Pyongyang’s …

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Bahrain sees ‘no glimmer of hope’ for ending Qatar crisis soon

Photo by Mark Runnacles | Getty Images The Doha Skyline at the Sheraton Grand Hotel on November 17, 2016 in Doha, Qatar. Bahrain sees no resolution in sight to a diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors, which cut diplomatic and trade ties with the tiny Gulf Arab state nearly …

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US warships sail near South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing

Department of Defense photo The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgins steams through the Arabian Gulf during a maritime exercise. Two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President …

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