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India lets oil firms procure extra ethanol from sugar mills, source says
India has agreed to allow oil marketing companies to procure ethanol by diverting an extra 800,000 metric tons of sugar for biofuel production, a government source said on Wednesday. Concerns over sugar production due to below normal monsoon rains between June and September had led the world's second-largest to cap the amount that could be diverted for ethanol in the current season to end-September at 1.7 million metric tons. But as the supply situation has improved as a result of unseasonal r
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TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban the popular short video app used by 170 million Americans. "Rest assured - we aren't going anywhere," CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video posted moments after Biden signed the bill that gives China-based ByteDance 270 days to divest Tiktok's U.S. assets or face a ban. In 2020, then-President Donald Tru
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Biden Signs Ukraine, Israel Aid Package That Could Also Ban TikTok
The president requested the money in October, but it was held up for months because of opposition from Donald Trump and House Republicans.
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Hong Kong spot crypto ETFs to start trading next week
The financial hub is set to be Asia's first to accept cryptocurrency products as a mainstream investment tool, and the products have also received official regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission, according to the Hong Kong markets watchdog's website. Cryptocurrency is banned in mainland China, but Hong Kong has been promoting itself as a global digital asset hub, part of a drive to boost its attraction as a financial centre. Several leading international crypto exchange
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Sketch Artist Pinpoints Courtroom Testimony That Seemed To 'Really Get To' Trump
Elizabeth Williams said the former president often appeared to have his eyes shut, but his demeanor changed during one particular episode.
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ASML CEO says US restricts servicing some China equipment, won't hurt earnings
The outgoing chief executive of top semiconductor equipment supplier ASML said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will prevent the company from servicing some machines it has previously sold to Chinese customers in some cases. Such restrictions "will not have a significant effect on the 2025 to 2030 financials, because it will be a limited number" of Chinese plants that are affected, Peter Wennink said. ASML, the largest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, has faced a ser
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Record-breaking London stocks spearhead global rally
Global stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, with London zooming to another record, as investors digested another batch of corporate results, welcomed easing Middle East tensions and tracked interest rates.Sentiment was also buoyed as many investors fished for bargains following a recent pullback, while easing Middle East tensions provided additional support.
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