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GE to merge oil unit with Baker Hughes to create service giant

General Electric Co said on Monday it would merge its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes Inc , creating the world's second-largest oilfield services provider as competition heats up to supply more-efficient products and services to the energy industry after several years of low crude prices. The deal to create a company with $32 billion in annual revenue will combine GE's strengths in making equipment long-prized by oil producers with Baker Hughes's expertise in drilling and …

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A Texas unicorn preps for a rare oil IPO

Founded by a retired NFL player and his high school buddy – with land deals signed on the hood of a pickup – the Fort Worth oil and gas company is now worth nearly $3 billion, according to a half dozen bankers who have examined its value. An IPO would be a crowning achievement for John Sellers and Cody Campbell, who co-founded predecessor companies starting …

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New U.S. mortgage rules aim to stop wrongful foreclosures

The U.S. agency charged with protecting consumers' finances approved rules on Thursday that will help prevent wrongful home foreclosures, as the regulator continues to press on with reforming the country's massive lending market. The rules by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), created in the aftermath of the U.S. housing bust that began in 2006, build on current regulations requiring a mortgage servicer to grant certain foreclosure protections to a struggling borrower once …

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U.S. jobless claims rise marginally, factory orders decline

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, while renewed job cuts in the energy sector boosted layoffs announced by U.S.-based employers in July. Despite the increases, the labor market remains healthy and will probably continue to support economic growth for the rest of this year

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Coming wave of gas puts focus on finding new shores

By Ron Bousso and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON (Reuters) – Energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Total are looking to build terminals and power plants in new markets to soak up the industry's rapidly burgeoning supply. Companies have invested billions in plants to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) in places such as Australia and the United States. “We are ready to go downstream as much as it takes to unlock gas demand,

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Cartel or talking shop? OPEC awaits Saudi ruling

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – For those seeking guidance on Saudi Arabia's thinking regarding the future of OPEC, the last few weeks' agenda of the new Saudi energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, might offer a few clues. Unlike his predecessor Ali al-Naimi, Falih may not have much time for OPEC. For oil-price hawks such

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Oil plunges below $29 on prospects of more Iranian crude, China worries

World oil prices slumped more than 6 percent to below $29 a barrel on Friday, as a further fall in the Chinese stock market and the prospect of an imminent rise in Iran's crude exports deepened fears of a longer supply glut. The slump was not over yet, some analysts warned, as the lifting of sanctions on Iran opens the door to a wave of new oil. …

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Oil above $37 as U.S. supply tightens, still near 11-year low

“Some traders playing spot on the downside are getting out and calling it a year,” said Tariq Zahir, managing partner at Tyche Capital Advisors. Oil demand in 2015 was exceptionally high and at current prices, demand is going to remain strong next year,” said Olivier Jakob, analyst at Petromatrix. Crude inventories, which were expected to rise, fell 5.88 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration said.

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