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UPDATE 1-Egypt signs $430-million gas deal with Texas' Noble Energy

Egypt said on Saturday it had signed several multimillion-dollar energy investment accords including a $430-million deal for Texas-based Noble Energy to pump natural gas through the East Mediterranean Gas Company’s pipeline. Under another agreement with Noble, which will also be financed by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the energy company will manufacture petroleum products in partnership with Egyptian company Dolphinus Holdings. Amsterdam-based Lekela also announced the start of construction work on its West Bakr wind power plant, which will have a capacity of 250 megawatts and require a total investment of $350 million. …read more […]

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Berkshire Takes on Short Sellers With Bet on Furniture Retailer

(Bloomberg) — Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s new wager on furniture retailer RH has Warren Buffett’s company in a place it rarely finds itself: invested in a heavily shorted stock.RH is the most popular short in the home-furnishing retail sector with 37% of the shares available to trade on loan to bears, according to data from financial analytics firm S3 Partners. The disclosure last week that Berkshire bought 1.2 million shares in the third quarter sent RH soaring to a fresh record. The rally hasn’t shaken the faith of short sellers, who profit when the price of a stock falls. Short interest …read more […]