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Shell deepens spending cuts, vows higher savings from BG

  Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc cut spending plans further and promised increased savings following its record purchase of BG Group Plc as it continues to adjust to the slump in oil prices. Europe’s biggest energy company will spend $29 billion this year, it said on Tuesday. That compares with a May forecast for capital expenditure “trending toward” $30 billion, ...

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Michelin to speed up savings plan to match rivals’ profitability

  Bloomberg Michelin & Cie. plans to accelerate cost savings through 2020 in a bid to match rival tyre manufacturers’ profitability, Chief Financial Officer Marc Henry said. Michelin is targeting spending reductions of €1.2 billion ($1.36 billion) from 2017 through 2020 with job cuts, shifting production outside of Europe, reducing the amount of raw materials used per tyre and introducing ...

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Brexit opposed by Japan Inc. as $59 billion rides on ballot

  Bloomberg Japan Inc. has $59 billion at stake on the June 23 referendum in the U.K., when Britons vote to either leave or stay in the European Union. That’s the amount Japanese companies have invested in the U.K., which benefits more from the Asian nation than any other country outside Europe apart from the U.S., according to figures compiled ...

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