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Rupee declines to new record, stocks slide on global risk-off

  Bloomberg The Indian rupee declined to a new record low and stocks slid as global risk-off sentiment spurred by expectations of aggressive Federal Reserve tightening weighed on emerging-market assets and stoked fears of more equity outflows. The local currency slid as much as 0.6% to 78.2825 per dollar on Monday, after having hit a series of lows in recent …

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Bitcoin falls to one-month low

  Bloomberg Bitcoin continued its selloff into Asia’s on Monday morning as part of broader declines in cryptocurrencies after a sharp rise in US inflation triggered risk-off sentiment. The world’s largest digital token tumbled as much as 6.4% to $25,593, its lowest level since May 12, in a seventh day of losses. Ether declines as much as 9% to $1,342.32. …

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Saudi Telecom to raise capital by $8 billion with bonus shares

Bloomberg Saudi Telecom Co., the most profitable mobile operator in the Middle East, will increase its capital by 30 billion riyals ($8 billion) through the issuance of bonus shares. The stock rises. The company, which is controlled by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to issue 1.5 bonus shares for every existing share, through capitalising retained earnings, according to a …

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TotalEnergies wins stake in $29b Qatari gas project

  Bloomberg TotalEnergies SE became the first foreign company to win a stake in a multi-billion dollar project to boost Qatar’s gas exports. Qatar is expanding production of liquefied natural gas amid a worldwide energy crunch. Global demand for the fuel is soaring as European nations race to wean themselves off Russian gas supplies in the wake of Moscow’s attack …

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Final decision on Tanzania’s $40bn gas plan seen in 2025

  Bloomberg Tanzania is edging closer to its dream of developing a $40 billion liquefied natural gas project after the government and companies, including Equinor ASA and Shell Plc, signed initial agreements. The latest signing precedes a Host Government Agreement which is expected by the end of this year, according to President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The so-called HGA sets out …

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Trump’s Air Force One deal pains the Pentagon, not just Boeing

Bloomberg The fixed-price contract for the new Air Force One that Donald Trump talked Boeing Co. into signing hasn’t just caused the $1.5 billion in cumulative losses so far that the company’s CEO has lamented. It has also created headaches for the Air Force. Under a fixed-price agreement, a company’s incentive is to “finish and minimise costs” while the Pentagon …

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Judge backs Home Depot’s ban on staff wearing BLM

Bloomberg A complaint by US labour board prosecutors against Home Depot Inc — for allegedly interfering with workers’ rights to protest against racial harassment — should be dismissed, an agency judge ruled. The US National Labour Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel alleged that the company violated federal labour law by preventing staff from displaying the message “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) …

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United Airlines jet looks worse for wear on paint shop back-up

  Bloomberg Airlines are racing to bring parked planes back into service now that post-pandemic travel demand is picking up. But some of those jets are looking a little rough around the edges. Eagle-eyed observers say some aircraft due for a routine grooming at United Airlines Holdings Inc. didn’t get fresh coats before being brought back into its active fleet. …

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Airlines get relief from Covid rule, but may not be ready for it

  Bloomberg Airlines have been petitioning for months to ease a pandemic-era restriction on arrivals from abroad. Now that the White House has lifted mandatory Covid testing for inbound passengers, the industry may rue having its collective wish granted just ahead of the busiest time of year for travel. Travellers by air will join those at land ports of entry …

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Revlon plunges by record 53 percent

  Bloomberg Revlon Inc plunged 53%, the biggest one-day drop on record, after distressed debt news outlet Reorg reported that the cosmetics empire is preparing to file for the bankruptcy. The company, controlled by billionaire Ronald Perelman, could file as soon as next week, Reorg said, citing unnamed sources. Revlon shares triggered the multiple trading halts because of the volatility, …

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