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Philadelphia Energy Solutions shutting down remaining refinery units: source

Philadelphia Energy Solutions shutting down remaining refinery units: source

Philadelphia Energy Solutions' 335,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery began permanently shutting its remaining refinery units on Monday, said a source familiar with plant operations. The shutdown will finish in a few days.



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Shipping companies sue Philadelphia Energy Solutions for $600,000 in unpaid bills

Shipping companies sue Philadelphia Energy Solutions for $600,000 in unpaid bills

Three Greek shipping companies sued U.S. refiner Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc (PES) for about $600,000, claiming the company did not pay them for fees incurred by crude oil tankers chartered earlier this year, court documents showed.



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Ford to upgrade Chicago plant for SUVs, hire 450 workers

Ford to upgrade Chicago plant for SUVs, hire 450 workers

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would invest $50 million upgrading a Chicago facility to partially assemble hybrid electric SUVs and vehicles for police use, creating 450 jobs.



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Halliburton profit exceeds analysts estimates as costs cut; shares rise

Halliburton profit exceeds analysts estimates as costs cut; shares rise

Halliburton Co on Monday reported a second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as its largest oil-well services unit exceeded expectations, sending shares to their biggest one-day gain in nearly three years.



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Trump agrees to prompt responses to license requests for Huawei sales

Trump agrees to prompt responses to license requests for Huawei sales

President Donald Trump agreed at a meeting with the heads of top technology companies like Google on Monday to make "timely" decisions on requests by U.S. companies to sell to blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the White House said.



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LG Display to invest $2.6 billion in OLED panel plant in South Korea

LG Display to invest $2.6 billion in OLED panel plant in South Korea

LG Display said on Tuesday that it would invest 3 trillion won ($2.6 billion) in its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels production line in South Korea.



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Trump meets with tech CEOs on Huawei

Trump meets with tech CEOs on Huawei

U.S. President Donald Trump met on Monday with the chief executives of seven technology companies and he agreed with their request for timely licensing decisions from the Commerce Department on blacklisted Chinese firm Huawei Technologies, the White House said.



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Equifax consumers face uphill battle for claims

Equifax consumers face uphill battle for claims

Consumers affected by the massive Equifax Inc data breach in 2017 will not reap any windfalls from the credit reporting company's $700 million U.S. settlement announced on Monday, but may face a cumbersome process to get compensation.



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Asia stocks dip on likely smaller Fed rate cut, oil gains

Asia stocks dip on likely smaller Fed rate cut, oil gains

Asia stocks eased on Monday as investors reduced expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while heightened Middle East tensions following an Iranian seizure of a British tanker lifted crude oil prices.



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Oil gains as Gulf tanker seizure raises tensions

Oil gains as Gulf tanker seizure raises tensions

Oil prices rose on Monday amid high tensions in the Middle East after a British tanker was seized by the Iranian military at the end of last week.



7 years ago
Asia stocks fall on likely smaller Fed rate cut, crude climbs

Asia stocks fall on likely smaller Fed rate cut, crude climbs

Asia stocks fell on Monday as investors scaled back expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while heightened Middle East tensions following Iran's seizure of a British tanker lifted crude oil prices.



7 years ago
UK parliamentary committee questions StanChart's remuneration policy

UK parliamentary committee questions StanChart's remuneration policy

The head of the British parliament's Work and Pensions Committee has written to the chair of Standard Chartered Plc's remuneration committee questioning the bank's executive pension pay levels after more than a third of shareholders voted against its directors' remuneration policy.



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Nine in 10 workers miss this valuable retirement savings opportunity

More companies are adding a Roth option to their 401(k) plans to let workers stash after-tax dollars for retirement. Financial advisors say this is a good way to maximize income and minimize your tax bill once you've retired.

7 years ago
CBS stations go dark for DirecTV customers amid contract dispute with AT&T

CBS stations go dark for DirecTV customers amid contract dispute with AT&T

CBS Corp and AT&T Inc failed to renew their contact, resulting in millions of DirecTV subscribers losing access to CBS programming.



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Ryanair Irish pilot union to decide on strike ballot next week

Ryanair Irish pilot union to decide on strike ballot next week

Members of Ryanair's Irish pilot union are to decide next week whether to join British colleagues in holding a ballot on strike action, according to a memo distributed to members.



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