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FILE PHOTO: A man tests Cognac in a cellar at the Remy Martin factory in Cognac, France, November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
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China cognac probe is a reaction to EU car tariffs, says Hennessy owner LVMH

China announced plans for a hearing on European brandy imports on the same day the European Commission's provisional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs took...

FILE PHOTO: Attendees walk through an expo hall at AWS re:Invent 2023, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS), in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November 29, 2023. Noah Berger/AWS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Talen asks US regulators to reject challenge to Amazon data center deal

The deal is being opposed by a group of electric utilities that say the agreement could raise power bills for the general public.

The Suncor Firebag oilsands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor cuts production as wildfire burns out of control near Firebag oilsands site

Suncor says the facility will be kept in a state that maintains readiness to resume full operations as soon as possible once it...

Ottawa says it has approved Teck Resources Ltd.'s sale of a majority stake in its steelmaking coal business to Swiss commodities giant Glencore. The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ottawa approves sale of Teck’s steelmaking coal business to Glencore

Ottawa says it has approved Teck Resources sale of a majority stake in its steelmaking coal business to Swiss commodities giant Glencore.

FILE PHOTO: An Emirati woman arrives to ADNOC's Yash Social Center in Ruwais, United Arab Emirates May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo
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ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG to earmark 40% stake to Shell, Total, BP, Mitsui, sources say

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has earmarked a 40% stake in its Ruwais liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to four energy majors

FILE PHOTO: A staff member hands an umbrella to a man outside a store of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio at the company's manufacturing base in Hefei, Anhui province, China June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ellen Zhang/FIle Photo
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Nio CFO Feng steps down, EV maker appoints insider as successor

EV maker Nio said on Friday Steven Wei Feng has stepped down as its CFO, effective immediately, citing personal reasons

FILE PHOTO: A general view of BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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BYD’s steep EV discounting in Thailand sparks backlash, PM seeks assurances

Thailand's consumer protection agency has initiated a probe into discounting by BYD dealers that left some buyers feeling they overpaid

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Several Chinese state firms in Shanghai buy Tesla Model Y cars

Several state-owned firms in Shanghai have recently purchased Tesla Model Y as service cars, a local government statement said on Friday

FILE PHOTO: The Shell logo is seen on a pump at a Shell petrol station in London January 30, 2014.REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett /File Photo
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Shell to take up to $2 billion writedown on Singapore and Rotterdam plants

Shell will take an impairment charge of up to $2bn after the sale of its Singapore refinery and pausing construction of its biofuel...

Refined copper bundles can be seen at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine located in South Australia, May 24, 2016.     REUTERS/Sonali Paul/ File Photo
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Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals

Canada announced any major deals targeting producers of critical minerals would only be approved under "the most exceptional circumstances".

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