Friday, August 17, 2018

CORRECTED-Multiple bids lined up for Paris airport operator -sources

At least three consortiums have been formed to launch multibillion-euro bids for a stake in the operator of Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, among the first of France's planned privatisations for 2019, three financial sources said.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks advance on plans for U.S.-China trade talks; Turkish lira buckles

* Emerging stocks, European banks and copper enter bear market
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U.S. approves Cheniere bid to feed first gas to Texas LNG plant

The U.S. energy regulator has approved a request by Cheniere Energy to feed the first gas into its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, marking the beginning of a commissioning phase for the export terminal.
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UPDATE 1-Sweden's Granges halts plans for U.S. aluminium joint venture

Sweden's Granges put on ice on Friday plans to form an aluminium manufacturing joint venture in the United States with Japan's Mitsubishi Aluminum Co, saying that the project was less attractive in "current circumstances".
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Elon Musk Is the Id of Tech

Elon Musk speaking at the 2017 International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia. https://ift.tt/2wapNLV support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) August 17, 2018 at 04:00AM

Europe Edition: Aretha Franklin, Genoa, Trump: Your Friday Briefing

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Dream of a Better Life in Afghanistan Ends in a Hilltop Grave for Students

Mourners carried the body of one of the young victims of a suicide attack at a university prep center during a burial ceremony on Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan. https://ift.tt/2BgvEp1 support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) August 17, 2018 at 04:00AM

Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tesla Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year

Elon Musk, the chairman and chief executive of the electric-car maker Tesla. “This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career,” he said. https://ift.tt/2nI7Osx support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) August 17, 2018 at 04:00AM

Theater Review: In Edinburgh, the Plays Are Short (and Some Are Sweet)

Sarah Higgins and Henry Pettigrew in “Midsummer.” https://ift.tt/2wcBTUT support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) August 17, 2018 at 04:00AM

UPDATE 1-European shares flat as uncertainties on trade war, Turkey remain

European shares were steady in early trade on Friday as investors were cautious about the Turkish lira's recovery as well as the latest efforts by China and the United States' to avert a trade war.
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Japan widens stricter quarantine after China's 2nd African swine fever case

* Japan has widened its stricter quarantine to travellers from China's Henan and Heilongjiang provinces after its Asian neighbour's second case of African swine fever (ASF) was reported in those areas, an official at Japan's ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries said on Friday
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Why Chinese tech stocks are getting hammered

The country's major players -- Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent -- have lost hundreds of billions of dollars in market value in the past few months. https://ift.tt/2MCb3A0 support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) August 17, 2018 at 04:01AM

Why Chinese tech stocks are getting hammered

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UPDATE 1-Angry Birds maker Rovio's games get sales boost

Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the "Angry Birds" mobile game series and movie, on Friday reported an increase in second-quarter sales at its games business, providing a positive sign for investors after a profit warning in February.
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In Shadow of Mt. Etna, Europe Makes a Last Stand for Solar

The new, more efficient solar panel being tested by an Italian utility, Enel, at a Sicilian factory in Catania. https://ift.tt/2BjZKbb support@endlesssupplies.biz (Endless Supplies .Biz) August 17, 2018 at 04:00AM

UPDATE 1-Musk's SpaceX could help fund take-private deal for Tesla - NYT

Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, could help fund a bid to take electric car company Tesla Inc private, the New York Times reported on Thursday, quoting people familiar with the matter. Musk startled Wall Street last week when he said in a tweet he was considering taking the auto company private for $420 per share and that funding was "secured." He has since said he is searching for funds for the ef
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