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Oil Refiner Reports Major IT Incident in Finland

(Bloomberg) — Neste Oyj, Finland’s biggest oil refiner and maker of renewable fuels, said it’s experiencing extensive failures in multiple IT systems.The issue is affecting terminals in Finland and the Baltics and causing delays in product distribution, the Espoo, Finland-based company said on Monday. Neste shares were down as much as 5% on the news.It’s not yet clear whether the cause is a malfunction or a cyber attack, according to spokeswoman Susanna Sieppi. The issue is under investigation, and it’s too early to estimate when the systems will be fixed, she said by phone.Neste is “probably not alone” in experiencing …read more […]

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Laura Ashley CFO to leave retailer after two decades

Clothing and furnishing retailer Laura Ashley Holdings Plc said on Monday it had named Sagar Mavani as its chief financial officer, replacing Seán Anglim who has been with the company since 1998. Mavani’s appointment comes at a time when the company is struggling with poor performance in its home furnishings business and a decline in online sales. The company swung to a full-year pretax loss of almost 10 million pounds ($12.57 million) earlier this year. Anglim, w

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Emirates sees place for Boeing 787 in airline’s fleet: President

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark said on Monday he sees a place for Boeing’s 787 aircraft in the Dubai airline’s fleet. Clark also said he told Boeing that the 777X should be tested over a 13-month to 16-month period, adding that he does not expect to have any 777-9 jets in 2020. Emirates was supposed to receive eight Boeing 777-9 in 2020. …read more […]

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U.S.-China Trade Deal: JPM Sees Stocks Upside, BofA Watches Yuan

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. and China agreed Friday to the contours of a partial trade deal that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could sign as soon as next month, but there’s still a lot for investors to chew on.Questions remain on everything from whether the deal will actually be completed to the import taxes on all remaining Chinese shipments due to start Dec. 15.Here are some thoughts from market strategists:Min Dai and strategists at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong“Before the trade deal, investors’ conviction was low and positioning was light. The light positioning in emerging-market foreign exchange could provide …read more […]