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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has seized more than 1 billion ringgit ($243.25 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd (CPP), the Straits Times newspaper said on Saturday. The
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Barneys New York explores options that include bankruptcy-sources
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. luxury department store operator Barneys New York Inc is exploring options that include a bankruptcy filing, as it struggles with high rents and changing consumer tastes, people familiar with
Iran will continue its oil exports under any conditions: Iran foreign minister
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Most Louisiana refineries running as storm cuts 70% of offshore oil
[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Barry slowly moved on to the Louisiana coast and quickly weakened from hurricane strength on Saturday afternoon, leaving in its wake 70 percent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil