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Brazil mulls dropping barriers to US ethanol

Bloomberg As China turns its back on American ethanol in a lingering trade spat, Brazil is considering opening its doors to US biofuel. Brazilian authorities are debating whether to yield to Washington’s request to lift ethanol-import duties as a way of facilitating talks for a bilateral trade deal with the US. A broad trade accord would benefit many Brazilian products ...

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Trump officials still pushing for a coal bailout, says regulator

Bloomberg High ranking officials in the Trump administration are still pushing to bail out money-losing coal plants, more than a year after an earlier proposal to revive the industry failed. Any new effort to save coal plants may find a friend in Kentucky Republican Neil Chatterjee, now chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the very agency that rejected the ...

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East Capital says its $3.4bn deal is just the beginning

Bloomberg East Capital Group, a Swedish asset manager that specialises in emerging markets, is looking for more takeover targets after buying a $3.4 billion manager in its local market. The Monyx Asset Management AB purchase, which was closed this month, reflects a consolidation trend in the industry as smaller managers struggle, according to East Capital Chairman Peter Elam Hakansson, who ...

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