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Trader bet $65mn in options on stock rebound into holiday

  Bloomberg While US stocks fall ahead of what’s expected to be a hawkish Federal Reserve policy meeting, one investor just bet $65 million on a quick market rebound. The trade saw someone purchase roughly 20,000 call spreads that are linked to the S&P 500 and expire right before the Christmas holiday. The transaction involved selling calls with a strike …

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Global oil production may plunge 30% this decade

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia said global oil production could drop 30% by the end of the decade due to falling investment in fossil fuels. “We’re heading towards a phase that could be dangerous if there’s not enough spending on energy,” Saudi oil minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said in Riyadh. The result could be an “energy crisis,” he said. The minister …

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Northvolt, Galp Energia form JV to build lithium plant in Portugal

  Bloomberg Swedish battery startup Northvolt AB and energy firm Galp Energia SGPS SA plan to develop a lithium-conversion plant in Portugal to supply the region’s growing electric-vehicle industry. The companies said they’ll set up a joint venture with the goal to build a facility with an annual production capacity of 35,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide — enough to …

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