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  • Shell, Chevron And Petrobras Weigh Guyana Oil Auction Bids -Sources

    Shell, Chevron And Petrobras Weigh Guyana Oil Auction Bids -Sources0

    Guyana’s coming auction of offshore oil exploration blocks has lured at least 10 companies including Shell (LON:RDSa), Petrobras and Chevron , to consider the decade’s hottest oil region, people close to the matter said. The South American country is offering 14 offshore blocks, a move to speed economic development and reduce an Exxon Mobil-led consortium’s

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  • Gold Prices Mixed, Copper Sinks On Weak China GDP Target

    Gold Prices Mixed, Copper Sinks On Weak China GDP Target0

    Gold prices were mixed on Monday amid some uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy, while copper prices retreated sharply as major importer China set a weaker-than-expected GDP target for 2023, undermining expectations of a strong recovery in demand. Bullion prices were aided by a drop in the dollar last week, breaking a five-week losing spree as

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  • Oil Prices Dip, But Eye Positive Week On Chinese Demand Bets

    Oil Prices Dip, But Eye Positive Week On Chinese Demand Bets0

    Oil prices fell slightly on Friday as traders weighed the prospect of more economic headwinds from rising interest rates, although renewed optimism over a rebound in Chinese demand put prices on course for strong weekly gains. Crude markets logged wild swings in recent sessions amid a series of mixed cues. While better-than-expected Chinese business activity

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  • Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket

    Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket0

    When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears the scars of Russian shelling and unexploded ordnance riddles the fields

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  • GM Cutting Hundreds of jobs to Reduce Costs

    GM Cutting Hundreds of jobs to Reduce Costs0

    General Motors Co is cutting hundreds of executive-level and salaried jobs as it looks to cut costs and streamline operations, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The global reductions are in the “low hundreds,” the person said. GM Chief People Officer Arden Hoffman said in a letter to employees on Tuesday

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  • Gold Prices Hover Above 2023 Lows As Fed Uncertainty Persists

    Gold Prices Hover Above 2023 Lows As Fed Uncertainty Persists0

    Gold prices kept to a tight range on Tuesday after recovering slightly from their weakest level this year, as concerns over rising interest rates and anticipation of key U.S. economic readings this week kept traders largely on the sidelines. The yellow metal marked four consecutive weeks of losses as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation and signs of

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