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Landowners, frackers in tense faceoff in wake of Colorado blast

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Bloomberg The fracking frenzy in Colorado is spurring a tense faceoff between shale drillers in the region and residents seeking a better handle on the dangers in their own backyards after a killer pipeline explosion last year. Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered a review of oil and natural gas operations after the April blast, which destroyed a home, killed two men ...

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Japan crypto exchange’s $400mn NEM token loss spooks investors

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Bloomberg The disclosure that one of Japan’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges lost about $400 million in NEM tokens is spooking investors in a country still wary of such venues four years after the collapse of Mt. Gox. After hours of speculation, Coincheck Inc. said the coins were sent “illicitly” outside the venue. Co-founder Yusuke Otsuka said the company didn’t know how ...

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Permira to buy Australia’s I-Med for $1.1 billion

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Bloomberg Permira has agreed to buy Australia’s I-Med Radiology Network from EQT Partners and other investors, the Swedish buyout firm said in a statement. Permira, the London-based private equity firm, will pay about $1.1 billion for I-Med, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. The transaction, Permira’s first ...

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