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OPEC, Russia discuss extending oil cuts for 1-2 months – sources

OPEC and Russia are moving closer to a compromise on extending current oil output cuts and are discussing a proposal to roll over supply curbs for one to two months, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Monday. OPEC+ decided in April to cut output by a record 9.7 million barrels per day, or about 10% of global output, to lift prices battered by a demand drop linked to lockdown measures aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Rather than easing output cuts in July, sources told Reuters last week that de-facto OPEC leader Saudi Arabia was leading …read more […]

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China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports, Including Soy Beans

Jun.01 — Chinese government officials told major state-run agricultural companies to pause purchases of some American farm goods including soybeans as Beijing evaluates the ongoing escalation of tensions with the U.S. over Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the situation. Leslie Vinjamuri, head of U.S. and Americas Programme at Chatham House, reacts to the news on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” …read more […]

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Nordstrom’s Shares Drop 12% on Difficult Quarter

Nordstrom (JWN) reported its quarterly earnings on Friday, and the results were grim. Net sales dropped 40%, worse than the 33% decline expected by analysts.The company recorded an operating loss of $521 million for the quarter for a loss per share of $2.23. This represented a decrease from net earnings of $37 million during the same period in fiscal 2019, and fell starkly short of Street expectations of a $0.95 loss per share for the quarter. Its shares closed on Friday at $16.13, down more than 12% for the day.Nordstrom shuttered all of its stores on March 17. Some reopened …read more […]

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Trump Invokes Law-And-Order Image

Jun.01 — Matthew Goodwin, professor of political and international relations at University of Kent, discusses President Donald Trump pivot to a law and order image amid the violent protests that are sweeping the country, how this could play out in the upcoming election in November and how coronavirus has impacted U.K. politics. Goodwin speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.” …read more […]