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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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