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Gold heads for worst month since 2016

Bloomberg Gold headed for the biggest monthly drop in more than four years after the Federal Reserve sped up their expected pace of policy tightening, sending prices tumbling below $1,800 an ounce. The rise in US stocks to a fresh record and a resurgent dollar have also weighed on the precious metal. Investors are also assessing new travel restrictions in ...

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Oil drops with Opec seen hiking output as Delta variant spreads

Bloomberg Oil declined amid expectations of an upcoming supply increase from Opec+ producers at a time when the delta variant is spreading worldwide and threatening a demand rebound. Futures in New York fell as much as 1.5% on Monday. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies will meet on Thursday, when they may decide to boost output ...

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European stocks slump as futures steady; oil declines

Bloomberg European stocks slipped on Monday, with travel shares slumping amid restrictions prompted by coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) strains, while US futures were little changed alongside Asian equities. The Stoxx 600 Index was led lower by the likes of Tui AG and EasyJet Plc, with the highly contagious Delta strain threatening to derail summer travel in Europe just as the northern ...

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Virus lockdowns send Malaysia stocks falling to seven-month low

Bloomberg Malaysian stocks tumbled to a seven-month low amid a selloff across much of southeast Asia’s equities markets, after the local government extended a nationwide lockdown due to elevated Covid-19 infections. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index dropped as much as 1.3% on Monday, while Indonesia’s stock benchmark fell the most in six weeks. In Thailand, the key index sinks ...

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Aramco bets on blue hydrogen exports ramping up from 2030

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco outlined plans to invest in blue hydrogen as the world shifts away from dirtier forms of energy, but said it will take at least until the end of this decade before a global market for the fuel is developed. “We’re going to have a large share” of the market for blue hydrogen, Aramco’s chief technology officer, Ahmad ...

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United to finalise its largest ever narrow-body jet deal

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc is poised to buy more than 200 Airbus SE and Boeing Co jetliners, one of the largest purchases in its history, as the US carrier revamps its single-aisle fleet with more efficient planes, according to people familiar with the plans. While terms are still being finalised and the order size is in flux, the total ...

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Russian grocery-delivery service sets sights on US

Bloomberg Samokat, Russia’s biggest instant grocery-delivery service by orders, is aiming to be the first of its peers to take a share of the booming US market. The founders of the St Petersburg-based company are launching the service, to be called Buyk, in August in New York. They are targeting 10,000 orders a month there by year-end. “We understand that ...

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Safran mulls India engine repair plant after mega Airbus order

Bloomberg France’s Safran SA is considering building an engine-repair facility in India, after winning its biggest-ever turbine deal last month with joint venture partner General Electric Co. The project would be aimed at customers of the venture, CFM International, which was selected by IndiGo, the nation’s top airline, to supply engines for 310 new Airbus SE A320-family aircraft. A final ...

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Iceland’s Play Air reports strong bookings as flights begin

Bloomberg Icelandic startup Play Air Hf reported strong bookings for the coming weeks as it started operations with a flight to London Stansted airport. Sales for the latter part of July and August are particularly healthy, fuelled by demand from locals eager to head south for a vacation after more than a year of coronavirus lockdowns, according to CEO Birgir ...

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Ocado co-founder settles with firm over theft claim

Bloomberg British online food retailer Ocado Group Plc has settled its bitter legal fight with one of its co-founders, after he obtained confidential information to help set up a rival business. Ocado sued Jonathan Faiman as well as his business partner Jon Hillary, who also previously worked for the company, and their business Project Today Holdings Ltd for breach of ...

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