Archive for the December 30, 2017
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The first tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a new Russian plant in the Siberian Arctic has docked in Britain, the National Grid operator said on Friday. The shipment - estimated at some 170,000
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China's banking regulator said on Friday it has penalised 13 financial institutions for providing funds to China Guangfa Bank, imposing fines and confiscating illegal income totalling 1.34 billion yuan ($206 million). The regulator has confiscated
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AT&T Inc said on Friday that all 50 US states had decided to participate in the nationwide broadband network it is building for first responders as part of a $6.5 billion government contract. In March,
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Four Singaporean men were Friday charged over a scandal involving contracts for the metro worth almost Sg$10 million ($7.4 million), the latest problem to hit the financial hub's train network. The prosecution of the group,
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US President Donald Trump targeted online retailer Amazon on Friday in a call for the country's postal service to raise prices of shipments in order to recoup costs. "Why is the United States Post Office,
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Iranian police dispersed anti-government protesters in the western city of Kermanshah on Friday, the Fars semi-official news agency said, as protests spread to Tehran and apparently several other cities a day after rallies in the
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Hong Kong's private home prices broke historic records for the 13th straight month in November, with the ascent showing no immediate signs of ending and analysts expecting the rise to continue into next year. Private
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South Africa's trade surplus soared to 13.02 billion rand ($1.06 billion) in November, its highest in a one-and-a-half years as exports of mineral and chemical products as well as commodities and vehicles grew briskly while
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The Philippine central bank said Thursday it accidentally released defective 100-peso bills with the face of a former president left out. Officials at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) made the admission after a woman's
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Nomura Holdings Inc is ready to serve wealthy Chinese as soon as the world's second-largest economy allows foreign financial institutions to open securities brokerages, the chief executive of Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank said.
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