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FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of Saudi's Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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Exclusive: Aramco chief tells Davos he expects additional oil demand of 1.3 million bpd this year

By Marwa Rashad DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Saudi oil giant Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he sees the oil market as...

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA — The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away — to one degree or another — from the...

FILE PHOTO: A view of the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Osnabrueck, Germany October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
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Volkswagen looks forward to working with U.S. gov’t amid tariff concerns, spokesperson says

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Tuesday warned against the “harmful economic impact” of tariffs that U.S. President Donald...

The dip in electric vehicle sales in Europe follows several years of strong growth (AFP)
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EV sales slip in Europe in 2024 in overall stable car market

Sales of electric cars slid last year in Europe in an otherwise stable market, data from carmakers showed Tuesday. A total of 1.99...

FILE PHOTO: A man is seen amid air pollution during sunrise, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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Thai cabinet approves collection of carbon tax

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday agreed to levy a carbon tax of 200 baht ($5.88) per ton of carbon emissions, a...

File Photo: A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo
BusinessNewsOil

US crude futures down $1 a barrel on Trump plan to boost fossil fuel output

U.S. crude futures for March delivery fell by $1.06 to $76.33 a barrel by 2315 GMT on Monday.

Washington , DC - January 20: Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump takes part in a signing ceremony in the President’s Room following the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump became the 47th president of the United States in a rare indoor inauguration ceremony. Melina Mara/Pool via REUTERS
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World reacts to Trump’s plan to withdraw US from Paris climate pact

(Repetition) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Monday, once again placing the world’s...

FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File photo
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Scotiabank joins major Canadian lenders quitting global climate coalition

Bank of Nova Scotia on Monday joined some of Canada's biggest lenders to walk away from a global banking sector climate coalition.

FILE PHOTO: The Rocky Mountains are pictured as a layer of air pollution hangs over Denver, Colorado, U.S. January 21, 2020. Picture taken January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
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Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, according to a White House document released on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows aluminium bars produced at the Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter (KrAZ) of Rusal in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
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Column: Global aluminium market faces a year of trade turbulence

It's going to be a busy year for aluminium traders as the global market navigates multiple geopolitical storms.

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