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Russia to decide in April-May if global oil deal should be extended: TASS

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will decided in April or May whether an agreement on global oil output cuts between OPEC and non-OPEC producers, set to end on June 31, should be extended, TASS news agency quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday.

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Visualizing the Russian cyberattack

Cybersecurity experts explain how the data breach happened, and Twitter chatter reveals what competing social media factions are saying about the election hack.

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Twitter charts solo path as Salesforce rules out takeover

Twitter and Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey may now have to chart an independent course in the face of stagnant user growth, heavy losses and mounting competition from the likes of Facebook's Instagram and Snap Inc's Snapchat. Dorsey is likely to face intense scrutiny over his continued role as CEO of both Twitter and the payment company Square , especially if the company's next quarterly report in late October is as weak as some analysts expect. Twitter grew rapidly …

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U.S. bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from air travel

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) under an emergency order, regulators said on Friday after numerous reports of the

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India and Russia sign energy, defense deals worth billions

India and Russia signed billions of dollars of defense and energy deals on Saturday at a summit that sought to inject new life into a relationship that has been tested by shifting global alliances and conflict in the Middle East. Under the biggest agreement, a group led by Russian state oil major Rosneft said it would pay $12.9 billion for a controlling stake in both India's Essar Oil and port facilities that it owns. The countries, …

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Lockheed wins more than $1 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a contract worth more than $1 billion for 32 C-130J aircraft, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The work is expected to be completed

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Puerto Rico to default on some debts, will pay GO debt

Puerto Rico will default for the second time in five months, but will pay the bulk of $1 billion due on Jan. 4, including its most senior debt, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Wednesday. The Caribbean island's biggest payment, $328.7 million in general obligation debt, will be paid, the governor told reporters at a press conference in San Juan. More than half of that payment was made by

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KaloBios Pharmaceuticals files for bankruptcy in wake of Shkreli arrest

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc, a biotechnology company that fired Chief Executive Martin Shkreli earlier this month after his arrest on charges of securities fraud, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. The filing comes weeks after KaloBios received financing from Shkreli to avert closing down, only to have those plans upended by his arrest. Shkreli was arrested on Dec 17 for engaging in what U.S. prosecutors said was a Ponzi-like scheme at his former hedge

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Oil ending 2015 how it began – on the skids

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets were ending the year on a subdued note on Thursday as a renewed slide in oil prices sapped sentiment, a baleful trend that shows every sign of lingering into 2016. The relentless decline in oil hit currencies of commodity-rich countries including the Russian rouble, Canadian dollar, Norwegian crown, Brazilian real and Mexican peso. While cheaper fuel is a boost to consumer spending power in much …

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