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Oil holds biggest gain in 6 weeks on record US refinery runs

  Bloomberg Oil held gains after advancing the most in almost six weeks as US refiners processed a record amount of crude, while OPEC and other producing nations trim output to stabilize the market. Oil has been unable to sustain its rally above $55, driven by the deal between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and 11 other nations to …

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Australia lawmaker seeks 20-fold raise in iron ore tax

  Bloomberg The world’s biggest mining companies producing iron ore from Australia aren’t paying their fair share in taxes, according to a lawmaker who wants a 20-fold raise in a state levy that’s been unchanged since the 1960s and the era of imperial pounds, shillings and pence. The proposal has “overwhelming” support and Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd.’s …

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Chinese Phonemaker Xiaomi aims to exceed $14bn sales

  Bloomberg Xiaomi Corp., one of China’s most valuable technology startups, is shooting for more than 100 billion yuan ($14.5 billion) of revenue in 2017, even as it pledged to slow its pace of business expansion and overhaul an online-focused retail strategy. Chief Executive Lei Jun laid out his goals for the year, which include quadrupling its store network to …

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