By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled about $3 per barrel higher on Friday for a second straight week of gains after Moscow said it could cut crude output in response to the G7 price c[...]
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Environment
Airlines scrap 4,400 U.S. flights as winter storm disrupts holiday travel
By David Shepardson and Aishwarya Nair WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Over 4,400 flights have been canceled over a two-day period as a powerful winter storm hits the United States, coinciding with the start of[...]
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Amazon may be responsible for allowing Louboutin knock-off ads, EU court says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Online retailer Amazon.com may be deemed responsible for advertising of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes which found its way to its platform, Europe’s top[...]
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U.S. winter storm hits meat plants, threatens wheat and cattle
By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) -Tyson Foods Inc said it suspended and reduced operations at some U.S. meat facilities on Thursday due to a massive winter storm, while farmers i[...]
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Pace of new climate, sustainable business rules will not let up
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The past year was the busiest ever for climate and sustainability rulemaking, with no let up expected in 2023 as policymakers tighten the net aro[...]
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Hybrid wheat hitting U.S. fields as war, climate threaten global food supplies
By Tom Polansek and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global seed maker Syngenta will release a new type of wheat developed with complex cross-breeding techniques in the United States next yea[...]
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Exclusive-China to unveil new rules to rein in fund ‘greenwashing’ -sources
By Selena Li and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to tighten rules to regulate environmentally friendly, or so-called green funds, as part of its efforts to rein in ‘[...]
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Analysis-Nature deal gets finance, business thumbs up, yet hurdles remain
By Allison Lampert, Isla Binnie and Virginia Furness MONTREAL (Reuters) – A landmark deal to protect nature will put biodiversity on the to-do list for businesses and financial firms – cre[...]
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BOJ Governor Kuroda’s comments at news conference
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan shocked markets on Tuesday with a surprise tweak to its bond yield controls that allows long-term interest rates to rise further, a move aimed at easing some of the[...]
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