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Oil prices hold as investors still wary

Oil prices hold as investors still wary

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were steady on Monday as worries persisted around crude oversupply despite OPEC+ cuts and softer fuel dem..

Oil stocks send FTSE 100 to 7-week closing high, Anglo American sinks

Oil stocks send FTSE 100 to 7-week closing high, Anglo American sinks

(Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at a seven-week high on Friday with a rebound in crude prices lifting shares of oil majors, ..

In Olympics race, Adidas pursues edge in new sports

In Olympics race, Adidas pursues edge in new sports

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (Reuters) – As sportswear rivals jockey for position ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics, Adidas i..

Stocks gain, Treasury yields climb after US payrolls report

Stocks gain, Treasury yields climb after US payrolls report

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A gauge of global stocks was higher on Friday, on track for its sixth straight week of gains, while U.S. Treasury ..

Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks

Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks

DUBAI (Reuters) -Azerbaijan is tipped to host next year’s U.N. climate summit, after striking a late deal with longtime advers..

Stalled talks resume on EU’s AI Act, biometric surveillance targeted

Stalled talks resume on EU’s AI Act, biometric surveillance targeted

BRUSSELS/LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A third day of negotiations on Friday over landmark European Union rules governing the use of a..

COP28 considers end to fossil fuels in move opposed by OPEC

COP28 considers end to fossil fuels in move opposed by OPEC

By Kate Abnett, Maha El Dahan and Jake Spring DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC is rallying its oil producing members to veto a proposed deal to ..

How electric vehicles are accelerating the end of the oil age

How electric vehicles are accelerating the end of the oil age

(Reuters) – There is plenty of hand-wringing on display at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai about the slow pace of reduci..

EU scientists say 2023 will be warmest year on record globally

EU scientists say 2023 will be warmest year on record globally

(Reuters) -European Union scientists said on Wednesday that 2023 would be the warmest year on record, as global mean temperature for t..

Analysis-China turbo-charges cobalt mine output despite price crash

Analysis-China turbo-charges cobalt mine output despite price crash

LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese-owned companies are aggressively expanding cobalt mining in Congo and Indonesia even while prices cra..