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US shale story has been ‘very positive’ for Borealis, CEO says

Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty Images Workers make a pipe connection on the Orion Perseus drilling rig, Webb County, Texas. The growth of the shale industry will strengthen the U.S. for the next 15 to 20 years, Borealis Chief Executive Mark Garrett told CNBC on Sunday. “We’re very positive …

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ADNOC CEO sees a ‘huge growth opportunity’ in the oil refining sector

KARIM SAHIB | AFP | Getty Images UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibion and Conference (ADIPEC) on November 13, 2017, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The United Arab Emirates is making a push to be …

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Conoco authorized to seize $636 million in Venezuela PDVSA assets

Marco Bello | Reuters A woman walks past a mural with the corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela November 3, 2017. A Curacao court has authorized ConocoPhillips to seize about $636 million in assets belonging to Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA due to the 2007 …

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Man shot by police in Paris after attacking pedestrians with a knife

Bertrand Guay | AFP | Getty Images Policemen stand near a vehicle on the place du Trocadero in Paris on April 21, 2017. An assailant armed with a knife killed at least one person and inuured several more in Paris inan attack on Saturday night before being shot dead by …

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Shell has a plan to match Tesla with energy-efficient long-haul truck

Alexandria Sage | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk shows off the Tesla Semi as he unveils the company’s new electric semi truck during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. Tesla introduced its electric truck model in 2017. Although Tesla’s trucks aren’t scheduled to start production until 2019 …

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Pompeo says US would help North Korea’s economy if it gives up nukes

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha take part in a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC on May 11, 2018. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States is willing to help …

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Europe moves to safeguard Iran interests after US pullout

Francois Lenoir | AFP | Getty Images British Prime Minister Theresa May (C), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) give a press conference following a meeting on the sidelines of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, on March 22, 2018. Europe’s heavyweight economies took …

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Bitcoin drops to 3-week low, other cryptocurrencies plunge after prosecutors raid largest Korean exchange

Major cryptocurrencies tumbled Friday after news prosecutors raided UpBit, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea. Bitcoin fell 5.5 percent to $8,511, its lowest since April 20, according to CoinDesk’s bitcoin price index. The cryptocurrency traded near $8,563 as of 9:12 a.m. ET. Other major cryptocurrencies fell double-digits over the …

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AT&T CEO says hiring Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was a ‘big mistake’: Reuters

Lucas Jackson | Reuters President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen leaves federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2018. Telecommunications giant AT&T said Friday that hiring President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen as a consultant was a “big mistake.” AT&T CEO …

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China looking to rely less on US for soybeans

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Soybeans are harvested Princeton, Illinois, China is looking to boost its domestic production of soybeans, potentially becoming less reliant on U.S. farmers amid a tit-for-tat trade war between the world’s largest economies. China included lifting soybean production in a five-year plan issued in …

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