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Explainer-Climate change: what are the economic stakes?
By Mark John COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world's best last chance to cap global warming at the 1.5-2 degrees Celsius upper limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement....
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Climate inaction costlier than net zero transition – economists
By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) - Hitting the Paris Agreement goal of net-zero carbon emissions will require investments in a green transition worth 2%-3% of world output each year until 2050, far ...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Canada boosts U.S. natgas exports, drills more as global prices surge
By Nia Williams and Scott DiSavino CALGARY, Alberta/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demand has jumped for relatively cheap Canadian natural gas, driving exports to the United States to three-year highs and promp...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
With corporate tax off table, U.S. Democrats turn to billionaires to fund spending bill
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats are expected to unveil a tax plan on Monday that would seek to raise hundreds of billions of dollars from the country's roughly 700 billionaires to help p...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Twin peaks: Whether it’s supply or demand, oil era heads for crunch time
By Noah Browning (Reuters) - Energy transition and peak demand predictions have spooked investors in oil, putting the prospect of peak production sooner than anticipated accompanied by wild price spik...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Police investigate network outage at South Korean telco KT
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they are investigating a suspected cyber attack which crippled the network of telecom service provider KT Corp on Monday. The suspected distrib...
Syndicated Content Oct 24, 2021
HSBC Q3 profit up 74%, beats estimates, announces up to $2bln buyback
SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings reported a 74% rise in third quarter profit, beating market expectations, as the Asia-focussed bank released cash set aside for expected bad loans that have ...
Syndicated Content Oct 24, 2021
Australia plans to force parental consent for minors on social media
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16 and threaten fines of up to A$10 million ($7.5 million) for intern...
Syndicated Content Oct 24, 2021
Some Evergrande bondholders received coupon payment for Sept 23 tranche -sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some China Evergrande Group bondholders have received coupon payments for a dollar bond tranche that was due Sept. 23 and for which the 30-day grace period ended last Saturday, t...
Syndicated Content Oct 24, 2021
Exxon Mobil keen to build carbon storage hubs in SE Asia, similar to Houston project
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp wants to build carbon capture storage (CCS) hubs in Southeast Asia, similar to its project in Houston, Texas, and has started talks with some cou...
Syndicated Content Oct 24, 2021
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