By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Investments through Portugal’s “golden visa”, which gives wealthy foreigners residence rights, jumped nearly 50% last month, data showed o[...]
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U.S. energy envoy Hochstein calls investor hostility to shale drilling “un-American” -FT
(Reuters) – U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein described the refusal of the country’s shale investors to ramp up drilling as “un-American” in an interview with the Financial Time[...]
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Taiwan mulls WTO case after latest Chinese import bans
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan may take China to the World Trade Organization after the country effectively banned the import of more Taiwanese food and drink products, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on[...]
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Trade panel sides with Mexico, Canada in auto rules dispute, Mexico says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A dispute panel under a regional trade pact has sided with Mexico and Canada against the United States in a disagreement over regional content requirements for the auto s[...]
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Gasoline queues return in Venezuela as refineries fail to produce
By Tibisay Romero and Mircely Guanipa VALENCIA/MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) – Long lines for motorists at Venezuela’s refueling stations are back due to repeated outages at state oil compa[...]
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Big Oil does little to act on climate despite vows, U.S. House panel says
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major energy companies are not doing enough to prevent the worst effects climate change despite public promises to fight the problem, a U.S. House panel[...]
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Putin says Russia could cut oil production over West’s ‘stupid’ price cap
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia, the world’s biggest exporter of energy, could cut oil production and will refuse to sell oil to any country that imposes the[...]
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China’s Xi tells Gulf nations to use Shanghai exchange for yuan energy deals
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping said in Riyadh on Friday that China and Gulf nations should make full use of the Shanghai Petroleum and National Gas Exchange as a platform[...]
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U.S. bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot
By Helen Reid and Nelson Banya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Mining companies and governments in Africa are calling for stronger trade ties with the United States after a new climate law set out ince[...]
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