EU wheat eases with Chicago as Ukraine, exports assessed

Euronext wheat prices fell on Wednesday in step with Chicago futures as progress in resuming maritime grain exports from war-torn Ukraine offset support from brisk international demand, traders said.

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03-08-2022

U.N. chief urges tax on 'grotesque greed' of oil, gas companies

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed the "grotesque greed" of oil and gas companies and their financial backers and urged governments globally to "tax these excessive profits" to support the most vulnerable people.

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03-08-2022

Analysis-Pelosi's Taiwan visit clouds Boeing's China reset hopes

Boeing Co faced added uncertainty over crucial plane deliveries to China on Wednesday as a visit to Taipei by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered Beijing and risked stoking Sino-U.S. trade tensions.

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03-08-2022

Telstra to address competition concerns over Optus' 5G roll-out - regulator

Australian telecoms firm Telstra Corp will address competition concerns by de-registering some radio-communications sites that interfered with Optus' plans to roll out its 5G network, the country's competition regulator said on Wednesday.

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03-08-2022

Japan's services sector nearly stagnates in July - PMI

Japan's services sector activity almost completely stagnated in July as rising inflation and growing economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment, while firms also said a boost from the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic curbs had faded.

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03-08-2022

EU Commission agrees to extend sale deadline for Monte dei Paschi

The European Commission on Tuesday approved revised restructuring targets for Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) and a new deadline for the government to sell its controlling stake.

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02-08-2022

DuPont expects costs to balloon in 2022

(Reuters) -DuPont de Nemours is expecting to take a bigger hit from costs related to logistics, raw materials and energy for the year, although price increases helped the industrial materials maker battle inflationary pressures in the latest quarter.

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02-08-2022

DuPont quarterly profit beat estimates on strong electronics demand

(Reuters) -Industrial materials maker DuPont de Nemours reported a second-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, bolstered by strong demand for electronics and construction materials.

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02-08-2022

Toyota unit falsified emissions data from at least 2003, probe finds

A major affiliate of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp falsified emissions data on some engines going back to at least 2003, more than a decade earlier than previously indicated, a company-sponsored probe showed on Tuesday.

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02-08-2022