Brent crude prices near 2015 high after North Sea pipeline disruption
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude oil prices were near 2015 highs on Tuesday after the unplanned closure of a major North Sea pipeline for repairs, knocking out significant supplies from a market that was already tightening due to OPEC-led production c…
Exxon to provide details on climate-change impact to its business
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said it would publish new details about how climate change could affect its business in a move aimed at appeasing critics and forestalling another proxy fight next year.
Asia wagers global cheer will outlive Fed tightening
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were trying to string together a fourth session of gains on Tuesday as optimism about global growth looked set to outlast an almost certain hike in U.S. borrowing costs this week.
Uber fights ban on cash payments in Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday that it had appealed regulations that have barred it from accepting cash fares in the Mexican state of Puebla, in a new challenge to clampdowns on the ride-hailing service in Latin America.
Atos offers to buy Gemalto for 4.3 billion euros to boost cyber security services
PARIS (Reuters) – French technology consulting firm Atos offered to buy Gemalto for 4.3 billion euros ($5.06 billion) on Monday to boost its cyber security services as states and big corporations seek to cope with a growing number of attacks on the I…
Comcast drops bid for Fox assets, leaving Disney in pole position
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp said on Monday it had abandoned its bid for most of the assets of Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, leaving Walt Disney Co as the sole suitor in pursuit of the $40 billion-plus deal.
Bitcoin futures suggest breakneck rise in price to slow
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Cutting U.S. electric vehicle tax credit ‘will have an impact’: GM
DETROIT (Reuters) – If Congress eliminates an electric vehicle tax credit it “will have an impact” on sales of U.S. electric vehicles such as General Motors Co’s Chevrolet Bolt, GM Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Monday.
Wall Street ends higher with help from tech, energy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes closed higher on Monday and the biggest drivers were technology and energy sectors as oil prices rose and investors waited for an expected U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike later in the week.
Boeing lifts dividend by 20 percent, sets new $18 billion share buyback
(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Monday it would raise its quarterly dividend by 20 percent and replace its existing share buyback program with a new $18 billion authorization.
