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Oil extends rally as US ends waivers allowing Iranian imports

Oil extended gains after leaping to a six-month high on Monday as the US said it'll no longer give any ...

Big Democratic Field Taking Shape for 2020 US Presidential Race

The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is lining up to seek the party's 2020 presidential nomination ...

Pete Buttigieg Scrambles to Turn 2020 Buzz into Momentum

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE - There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the ...

Oil jumps to highest level in almost 6 months

Oil rose to the highest level in almost six months as the US government was said to eliminate sanction waivers ...

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Australian All Ordinaries closes higher, rest of Asia flat

SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in Asia were mostly flat on Tuesday, however the Australian marked surged in its first day ...

Asian Development Bank to support renewable power projects in Pacific

MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an umbrella facility of up to $100 million which will ...

Little movement on U.S. markets as investors take extended break

NEW YORK, New York - A boost in the price of energy stocks failed to ignite a flat market on ...

Asian and European nations set to have oil supplies from Iran stop

SINGAPORE - U.S. State Department officials say an announcement is to be made on Monday that waivers allowing companies to ...

African information technology industry gets boost with outsourcing

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Amidst bustling Addis Ababa, a revolution in homegrown Ethiopian software is brewing. Gebeya believes it can supply talent ...

Prosper Funding of San Francisco and Phoenix hit with $3 million fine

WASHINGTON DC - A San Francisco-based company agreed to pay a fine of $3 million for miscalculating and materially overstating ...

Oil and Gas

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Asian and European nations set to have oil supplies from Iran stop

SINGAPORE - U.S. State Department officials say an announcement is to be made on Monday that waivers allowing companies to ...

JSE closes firmer as weaker rand lifts rand hedges

The JSE eked out gains on Tuesday mainly on the back of gains recorded in resources and rand hedges which ...

Oil Prices Spike as US Insists All Countries Stop Iranian Imports

Oil prices reached a six-month high Tuesday after the Trump administration announced it would no longer exempt countries from U.S. ...

China's Growing Interest in Middle East Sets Off US Alarm Bells

China pledged $23 billion in loans and aid to Middle Eastern countries last year and signed another $28 billion in ...

Iran Says Its Oil Exports Will Never Plummet to Less than 1m Barrels

A senior Iranian lawmaker says despite the US decision to tighten its sanctions on Irans oil sector, the countrys oil ...

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