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FILE PHOTO: ASML logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Europe’s largest tech firm ASML needs licence to service some equipment in China: Dutch govt

The Dutch government clarified that ASML needs a license for servicing chipmaking tools sold to China, expanding restrictions to more machines.

FILE - Smoke rises from an energy facility after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)
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Ukraine braces for hardest winter due to intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Ukraine’s prime minister warned Tuesday that the country could be facing its toughest winter since the full-scale Russian invasion began

FILE PHOTO: A Great Lakes Works sign is seen at the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works plant in Ecorse, Michigan, U.S., September 24, 2019. Picture taken September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Nippon Steel exec flies to Washington in last attempt to save US Steel deal: Financial Times

Nippon Steel's vice-chair will meet U.S. officials on Wednesday in an attempt to save its proposed $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel.

Volkswagen employees protested at the start of a automaker's general meeting last week after it said earlier in the week it could take the unprecedented step of closing production sites in Germany (POOL)
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Crisis-hit Volkswagen scraps German job protection deal

Volkswagen ends a decades-old job protection deal in Germany to cut costs, facing union pushback over potential layoffs.

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines are pictured in Azul, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2021. Picture taken December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
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Argentina sees energy investment reaching $15bn next year, fueled by deregulation

Argentina expects investment to soar after market deregulation aimed at reducing state intervention in the economy.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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US clean fuels tax credit likely by end of Biden administration, Agriculture Secretary says

Program would provide credits for the production of lower-emission fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel, and should be finalized by the end of Biden's...

Government urged to bring in mandatory accreditation for heat pump installers (Alamy/PA)
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Call for rules to accredit all heat pump installers to boost UK consumer confidence

A coalition of heating and energy organisations, charities and policy experts are calling for the mandatory accreditation of all heat pump installers across...

TC Energy signage is seen at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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TC Energy says sale of minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups is delayed

$1bn agreement to sell stake in natural gas infrastructure to Indigenous communities delayed due to 'transaction structuring issues'.

FILE PHOTO: Car miniature, "Electric vechicles (EVs)" words, EU and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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China proposes negotiations with EU to resolve electric vehicle tariff dispute

Vice Commerce Minister Li Fei said China was willing to engage in dialogue and consultations about EU's tariff plan for electric vehicles.

Financial numbers flow on the digital ticker tape at the TMX Group in Toronto's financial district on May 9, 2014. A newly released ranking of the Toronto Stock Exchange's top performers shows investors continue to be attracted to companies at the forefront of the energy transition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Energy transition the big theme among the TSX’s top performers

Mining, electrical infrastructure and more make up the majority of Toronto Stock Exchange as energy transition turns into big business.

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