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Qatar Petroleum's $19 bln LNG vessel order boon for S.Korean shipbuilders

Qatar Petroleum's $19 bln LNG vessel order boon for S.Korean shipbuilders

South Korea's ailing shipbuilders have been thrown a lifeline in an increasingly tough market with a $19 billion order from Qatar Petroleum (QP) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships, analysts said on Tuesday.



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Australia's Woolworths to reward over 100,000 staff with shares for virus efforts

Australia's Woolworths to reward over 100,000 staff with shares for virus efforts

Australia's biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group said on Tuesday it will reward more than 100,000 of its staff with free company shares for their efforts during a period of upheaval amid bushfires and the coronavirus buying frenzy.



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Qatar Petroleum's $19 billion LNG vessel order boon for South Korean shipbuilders

Qatar Petroleum's $19 billion LNG vessel order boon for South Korean shipbuilders

South Korea's ailing shipbuilders have been thrown a lifeline in an increasingly tough market with a $19 billion order from Qatar Petroleum (QP) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships, analysts said on Tuesday.



6 years ago
Sell, stow or dump? Retailers wrestle with mountain of unsold stock

Sell, stow or dump? Retailers wrestle with mountain of unsold stock

Forget fast or slow fashion, now it's ground to a halt.



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French Finance Minister: Renault loan not signed yet, but should be soon

French Finance Minister: Renault loan not signed yet, but should be soon

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday the government had not yet signed off on a planned 5 billion euro ($5.6 billion) loan for carmaker Renault , though he hoped the loan would be agreed soon.



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Virgin Australia administrator picks Bain, Cyrus as final bidders

Virgin Australia administrator picks Bain, Cyrus as final bidders

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's administrator said on Tuesday it had selected Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners as the final bidders for the country's second-biggest airline.



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Stocks make cautious gains as U.S.-China frictions slow recovery rally

Stocks make cautious gains as U.S.-China frictions slow recovery rally

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as investors' focus on the prospects of a global coronavirus recovery won out over familiar worries about U.S.-China relations and the depth of economic damage.



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Sustainable funds are outperforming their peers during the pandemic, BNP Paribas says

Sustainable funds are outperforming their peers during the pandemic, BNP Paribas says

Compared to other funds, sustainable funds showed strong outperformance across indexes, such as the MSCI equity index and S&P 500, says Gabriel Wilson-Otto from BNP Paribas Asset Management.

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Natgas flows to U.S. LNG export plants sink to 9-month low due to coronavirus

Natgas flows to U.S. LNG export plants sink to 9-month low due to coronavirus

The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants is at its lowest levels since August, a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to repress the coronavirus.



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Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition: IRENA

Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition: IRENA

Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, according to a report published on Tuesday.



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Volkswagen closes $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI

Volkswagen closes $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI

German automaker Volkswagen AG has closed its $2.6 billion investment in Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving startup disclosed in a blog post on Tuesday.



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Oil prices rise ahead of OPEC+ meeting on extended output cuts

Oil prices rise ahead of OPEC+ meeting on extended output cuts

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, with traders waiting to see whether major producers agree to extend their huge output cuts to shore up prices at a virtual meeting expected later this week.



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5 things all super savers do that you can actually learn

5 things all super savers do that you can actually learn

The earlier in life you learn to be a good saver, the better. But it's never too late to start. These five hints from "super savers" can help you learn to save at any point, and willpower isn't really necessary.

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LVMH's takeover of Tiffany seen as uncertain: WWD

LVMH's takeover of Tiffany seen as uncertain: WWD

French luxury goods group LVMH's $16.2-billion takeover of Tiffany & Co is looking less likely to go through, amid a deteriorating situation in the U.S. market, fashion trade publication WWD reported on Tuesday.



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Black corporate, nonprofit leaders say protests point to America's racial wealth gap, offer solutions

Black corporate, nonprofit leaders say protests point to America's racial wealth gap, offer solutions

On Monday several black leaders in business and finance voiced their reaction to CNBC over the killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed, saying the unrest is a result of both racial injustice and racial disparity in wealth between African Americans and whites in the U.S.

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