Libya accuses Goldman Sachs of bribery in bid to appeal lawsuit

  Bloomberg The Libyan Investment Authority tried to resurrect its lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by adding new accusations of bribery, less than a month after a crushing courtroom defeat in London. But Judge Vivien Rose said at a hearing that the appeal had no chance of success and ordered the sovereign wealth fund to pay Goldman at least ...

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Oil driller vows to change ways after restructuring

  Bloomberg After emerging this week from one of the largest-ever energy-industry debt restructurings, Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. has a new ticker on the Toronto stock exchange and a new mantra: discipline. The oil and gas producer will target profit rather than growing production at all costs, and limit its geographic focus to Colombia and Peru after divesting assets ...

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Oil caps biggest weekly decline since Jan on OPEC doubts

  Bloomberg Oil capped the biggest weekly loss in almost 10 months as hopes faded that OPEC will be able to implement a promised deal to cut production and ease global oversupplies. Futures dropped 1.3 percent in New York, bringing the six-session decline to 11 percent. Prices closed Thursday at the lowest level since OPEC reached a preliminary accord in ...

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India backs multi-tier national tax regime

  Bloomberg India has backed a multi-tier national tax regime that even in its not-so-perfect form will be a game-changer for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is trying to revive manufacturing and boost foreign investment in the world’s fastest growing major economy. Moving away from the ‘one market, one rate’ tax model, the Goods and Services Tax Council decided on ...

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Coal surge leaves China grappling with runaway market it started

  Bloomberg China’s drive to reduce overcapacity and streamline its coal industry has sent prices of the bulk commodity soaring. Efforts initially aimed at reversing a four-year collapse and help miners repay debts have pushed coal higher and faster than anyone anticipated. The fuel burned in power stations has doubled, while the coal used in steel making has more than ...

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Ousted Thai PM sells rice amid tumbling prices

  AFP Ousted Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra doled out sacks of rice to hundreds of star-struck shoppers on Saturday, in her latest move to outshine junta efforts to support farmers hit by a price plunge. Tumbling rice prices have spread anguish across Thailand’s rural heartlands and sent the junta scrambling to roll out rescue packages and head off potential unrest. ...

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Winter air pollution grabs India’s capital

  AP Even for a city considered one of the world’s most polluted, the Indian capital hit a new low this past week. Air so dirty you can taste and smell it; a gray haze that makes a gentle stroll a serious health hazard. According to one advocacy group, government data shows that the smog that enveloped New Delhi was ...

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Oracle wins shares needed to clinch $9bn NetSuite buy

  Bloomberg NetSuite Inc. shareholders endorsed Oracle Corp.’s bid for the software provider, clearing the path for the $9 billion acquisition after weeks of conflict between a large investor and executives over the price tag. The deal received approval from 53 percent, or 21.78 million shares, of NetSuite stockholders that were eligible to endorse the bid, Oracle said in a ...

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Nestle pays $145mn for stake in biotech firm Aimmune

  Bloomberg Nestle SA’s health unit is investing $145 million for a 15 percent stake in Aimmune Therapeutics Inc., a California maker of food-allergy therapies. Nestle Health Science, a subsidiary of the Swiss food giant, will pay $19.20 a share for about 7.55 million newly issued shares of Aimmune, and the unit’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Behar will join the ...

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Dow-DuPont beset by delays as EU demands missing deal info

  Bloomberg Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. face further delays to their plan to create the world’s biggest chemical company after the European Commission demanded more information about the $59 billion tie-up. The European Union’s merger regulator “stopped the clock” in its in-depth investigation on Oct. 13, the watchdog said in an e-mail on Friday. This happens “if the ...

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