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What will the future GE look like?

Wall Street Journal Global Economics Editor Jon Hilsenrath, Fox News contributor Richard Fowler and FBN”s Kristina Partsinevelos on reports General Electric is nearing a deal to sell its industrial engines unit and efforts to turn around the company. …read more […]

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Shell, Exxon not to seek compensation for end of Groningen gas production -govt

Energy companies Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil will not submit a claim for missed revenue due to the Dutch government’s decision to halt gas production at the Groningen field by 2030, the Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday. “A lot of gas will be left in the ground,” Economy minister Eric Wiebes said at the presentation of his deal with the oil majors responsible for extracting Groningen gas. The Dutch government in March said it would end gas production at the Groningen field by the end of the next decade, in an effort to stop …read more […]

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Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019

Apple Inc. is about to pump up the volume on its audio-device strategy, planning higher-end AirPods, a new HomePod and studio-quality over-ear headphones for as early as next year, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple is trying to increase the range that AirPods can work away from an iPhone or iPad, one of the people said. Slated for 2019, the earbuds will likely cost more than the existing $159 pair, and that could push Apple to segment the product line like it does with iPhones, one of the people said. …read more […]

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Exclusive: Facing U.S. blowback, Beijing softens ‘Made in China 2025’ message

BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has begun downplaying Made in China 2025, the state-backed industrial policy that has provoked alarm in the West and is core to Washington’s complaints about the country’s technological ambitions, diplomatic and Chinese state media sources said.

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Oil prices drop on OPEC’s output deal, but markets to stay tight

Oil prices fell on Monday as traders factored in an expected 1 million barrels per day (bpd) output increase in the wake of an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna last week. Brent crude futures (LCOc1) were at $74.25 per barrel at 0636 GMT, down 1.7 percent from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures (CLc1) were at $68.42 a barrel, down 0.2 percent, supported more than Brent by a slight drop in U.S. drilling activity and a Canadian supply outage. …read more […]