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Oil product shipping rates in Asia hit near two-week high after U.S. sanctions

Oil product shipping rates in Asia hit near two-week high after U.S. sanctions

Freight rates for shipping naphtha and other clean oil products from the Middle East to Japan have jumped 13% to their highest levels in nearly two weeks after Washington imposed sanctions on tanker subsidiaries of China's COSCO, according to industry sources and Refinitiv data.



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Boeing CEO to testify before Congress on 737 MAX

Boeing CEO to testify before Congress on 737 MAX

Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg has agreed to testify before Congress next month on the now grounded 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, a U.S. House Committee said on Friday.



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Here's what advisors can do if they suspect a senior is being financially abused or exploited

Here's what advisors can do if they suspect a senior is being financially abused or exploited

Close to half of seniors aged 65 or over oversee their own finances, which makes them vulnerable to thieves, according to a new survey from AIG Life & Retirement. What advisors can do to help.

6 years ago
Stock futures point to Wall Street gains, eyes on consumer data

Stock futures point to Wall Street gains, eyes on consumer data

U.S. stock markets were set to gain on Friday but still looked on course to end the week in negative territory as the shock of the launch of an impeachment investigation into President Trump was countered by hopes for progress with China on trade.



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Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Amazon, eBay, Lyft, Carnival & more
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Wells Fargo names BNY Mellon's Charles Scharf as CEO

Wells Fargo names BNY Mellon's Charles Scharf as CEO

Wells Fargo & Co on Friday named Charles Scharf, the chief executive officer of Bank of New York Mellon , to its top job.



6 years ago
Oil prices head for big weekly loss as supply fears wane

Oil prices head for big weekly loss as supply fears wane

Oil prices fell on Friday and were heading for a weekly loss on a faster than expected recovery in Saudi output while slowing Chinese economic growth dampens the demand outlook.



6 years ago
World shares rise as trade optimism muffles impeachment noise

World shares rise as trade optimism muffles impeachment noise

World shares erased losses on Friday, buoyed by a wave of optimism that U.S.-China trade tensions might be easing as markets largely brushed off concerns about possible impeachment moves against U.S. President Donald Trump.



6 years ago
Apple will seek theater deals for movies before streaming: WSJ

Apple will seek theater deals for movies before streaming: WSJ

Apple Inc plans to take a different path to streaming rival Netflix and allow theatrical releases for some of the feature-length films it has begun producing for its new Apple TV+ service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.



6 years ago
HSBC flips crime-spotting tool to scope new business

HSBC flips crime-spotting tool to scope new business

British bank HSBC has converted a financial crime-spotting algorithm it was forced to build in the wake of a money-laundering scandal into one that can scope out new business opportunities, bank executives said.



6 years ago
Germany to name Lautenschlaeger successor soon: ministry

Germany to name Lautenschlaeger successor soon: ministry

Germany intends to remain represented on the Executive Board of the European Central Bank and will shortly name a candidate to succeed Sabine Lautenschlaeger, who announced she would resign earlier this week, a Finance Ministry spokesman said.



6 years ago
Factbox: Potential candidates to replace hawk Lautenschlaeger on ECB board

Factbox: Potential candidates to replace hawk Lautenschlaeger on ECB board

The shock resignation of outspoken policy hawk Sabine Lautenschlaeger from the European Central Bank's Executive Board vacates a seat at the ECB's top table just as Mario Draghi prepares to hand over the presidency to Christine Lagarde.



6 years ago
Inside the NY Giants money boot camp: How to tackle some wild spending habits

Inside the NY Giants money boot camp: How to tackle some wild spending habits

Here's what former defensive end-turned-financial-expert Patrick Kerney tells NFL players about being financially savvy.

6 years ago
Oil shipping rates soar as U.S. supertanker sanctions rattle crude trade

Oil shipping rates soar as U.S. supertanker sanctions rattle crude trade

Key oil freight rates from the Middle East to Asia rocketed as much as 28% on Friday in a global oil shipping market spooked by United States sanctions on units of Chinese giant COSCO for alleged involvement in ferrying crude out of Iran.



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Austria's AMS ups takeover offer for German lighting group Osram

Austria's AMS ups takeover offer for German lighting group Osram

Austrian sensor maker AMS has increased its takeover offer for German lighting group Osram to 41.00 euros per share from 38.50 euros, heating up a bidding war over Osram.



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