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Rout in China tech shares is a buying opportunity for some

Bloomberg The massive selloff in US-listed shares of Chinese technology companies isn’t linked to their fundamentals and makes for a bigger buying opportunity, according to Citigroup Inc. The brokerage reiterated buy ratings on Baidu Inc., Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Vipshop Holdings Ltd. following what it called an “unfortunate dislocation” of their share prices. Gary Dugan, chief executive officer at …

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Iraq discussing $7bn energy deal with Total, says minister

Bloomberg Iraq is discussing a “giant” agreement with French oil giant Total SE to build large infrastructure installations, develop oil fields and produce gas, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told Asharq News in an interview. The minister said he expected the contract to be finalised before July. The relationship with Total will be based on targeting low-carbon industry and capturing …

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Shell, Nigeria’s Aiteo locked in legal battle over loan default

Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc and seven banks accused one of Nigeria’s largest oil producers of defaulting on loan repayments that stand at more than $900 million and are locked in a court battle to reclaim the money, legal documents show. The previously unreported impasse stems from a deal that Aiteo Eastern E&P Co. did six years ago to purchase …

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