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Deal with Rosneft is U.S. sanctions-compliant, says Essar Group CEO

The $12.9 billion sale of India's Essar Oil to a group led by Russia's Rosneft does not run foul of U.S. sanctions imposed against the majority state-owned Russian energy firm, …

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Transcripts of Clinton’s Wall Street talks released in new Wikileaks dump

The documents showed comments by Clinton during question-and-answer sessions with Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and Tim O'Neill, the bank's head of investment management, at three separate events in 2013 in Arizona, New York and South Carolina. Some excerpts of Clinton's speeches had already been released.

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China’s ZTE says suppliers need to apply for U.S. export license

By Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Wednesday its suppliers must seek licences to provide materials, in line with newly imposed U.S. restrictions on the company. The news, confirming a Reuters report on Tuesday, comes a day after the U.S. Commerce Department slapped export restrictions on ZTE for alleged Iran sanctions violations, a move that is expected to disrupt its sprawling global supply chain. The U.S. …

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Bezos’ space company aims for passenger flights in 2018

By Irene Klotz KENT, Wash. (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin expects to begin crewed test flights of its reusable suborbital New Shepard vehicle next year and begin flying paying passengers in 2018, Bezos told reporters on Tuesday. Bezos’ remarks, made during the first ever media tour of the Blue Origin manufacturing facility, marked the first time the billionaire founder of…

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Berkshire resumes buying Phillips 66 stock

(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett, has resumed its purchases of Phillips 66 stock, and spent roughly $832 million in January to boost its stake even as the oil refiner's profit margins narrowed. According to a regulatory filing on Friday night, Berkshire

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Some Chipotle customers say undeterred by E. coli outbreak

By Katie Reilly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Diners at Chipotle Mexican Grill locations on Saturday said freshness and convenience outweighed concerns about contamination following the news that food poisoning cases had erupted at the chain's locations in six U.S. states. Shares of the fast-casual chain tumbled 12.3 percent to an 18-month low on Friday on word that the E. coli outbreak, originally limited to Chipotle locations in Washington state and Oregon, had spread to four additional states: California, Ohio, New…

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