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Big Oil’s Hail Mary

Oil companies are betting big on “carbon capture” technology that sucks greenhouse gases out of smokestacks and the air. It could help a polluting industry remake itself. But is it too little, too late? …read more […]

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Tencent’s Set for Fastest Growth Since 2018 After Outbreak

(Bloomberg) — Tencent Holdings Ltd. picked up millions of new gamers during the global coronavirus outbreak — yet that surge in mobile play may be slowing as the world’s No. 2 economy goes back to work.The quest for entertainment among millions confined to home translated into a big boost for Tencent’s marquee games, Honor of Kings and Peacekeeper Elite. That helped the company gain $25 billion of market value up to March 5, before a global market rout torpedoed the stock along with the rest of the market. WeChat operator Tencent is now expected to report its fastest pace of …read more […]

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Few U.S. shale firms can withstand prolonged oil price war

For the last five years, U.S. shale oil producers have been battling suppliers for lower costs and running equipment and crews hard to drive drilling costs down by about $20 a barrel. The oil market rout last week, however, has left most shale firms facing prices below their costs of production. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and major oil producers including Russia have turned on each other to launch a price war that threatens to sink shale companies burdened with higher costs. …read more […]

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Beijing to Quarantine All Arrivals

Mar.16 — Beijing is now imposing a two-week quarantine on all people arriving from overseas, including Chinese citizens. The government has shifted its focus on limiting imported coronavirus cases as the number of infections outside China exceeds those on the mainland. Bloomberg’s Selina Wang reports on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.” …read more […]

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Wall Street Reacts to Fed Cut With Calls for More Stimulus

(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s shock interest-rate cut and bond-buying program rippled through global markets on Monday, with S&P 500 Index futures falling by the limit and Treasury yields moving sharply lower at the start of what promises to be another volatile week.Early reactions on Wall Street to the Fed’s moves were mixed. Some said the measures will help stabilize jittery financial markets, while others warned that the central bank’s emergency actions risked adding to investor panic. One refrain from across the spectrum: global policy makers will have to roll out more monetary and fiscal stimulus to counter the economic …read more […]