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U.S., Canada to continue lumber trade talks as deadline passes

The top U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators said on Wednesday they would continue talks toward a new trade agreement on softwood lumber, despite the expiration of a “standstill” period prohibiting legal challenges over the long-standing dispute. U.S. producers complain that Canadian lumber is subsidized, and they have in the past launched trade challenges that resulted in the United …

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Energy ministers from OPEC and Russia hold informal talks in Istanbul

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Energy ministers from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Venezuela and Russia began informal closed-door talks with the secretary general of OPEC in Istanbul on Wednesday as they try to coordinate efforts to rebalance the oil market. OPEC officials are holding a flurry of meetings in coming weeks to nail down an agreement reached in Algiers last month on modest output cuts…

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Energy ministers from OPEC and Russia hold informal talks in Istanbul

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Oil edges down; weak China trade data drags

By Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO (Reuters) – Brent and U.S. crude futures edged lower on Monday as the dollar regained ground and as weak Chinese trade data stoked concerns about demand in the world's biggest energy consumer. Both benchmarks jumped more than $3 a barrel on Friday after the United Arab Emirates' energy minister was quoted as saying that OPEC members are ready to cooperate on curbing production. The mood inside OPEC is shifting from mistrust to a growing consensus that a decision must be reached on…

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