Chevron Begins Mediation Talks to Avert Australia LNG Strike

SYDNEY, Sept 4 Reuters Mediation talks to avert strikes at U.S. energy major Chevron39;s two major liquefied natural gas LNG facilities in Australia began on Monday after workers rejected the company39;s offer on wages and working conditions last week. A senior member of the Fair Work Commission FWC, Australia39;s industrial umpire, will host the talks from 9 a.m.0100 […]
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Binance Global Head of Product Mayur Kamat Resigns

Sept 4 Reuters Binance39;s global head of product, Mayur Kamat, has resigned amid a string of executive exits and job cuts at the cryptocurrency exchange, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Monday. Kamat39;s exit follows a recent executive exodus from Binance that includes Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann and General Counsel Hon Ng. The cryptocurrency […]
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Dollar Eases as Traders Bet Fed is Done with Rate Rises

SINGAPORE, Sept 4 Reuters The dollar drifted in cautious trading on Monday as investors weighed U.S. jobs data that showed some signs of cooling, boosting expectations that the Federal Reserve was likely at the end of its monetary tightening cycle. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar inched 0.048 lower to 104.18 but remained close […]
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Oil Steady amid OPEC Supply Cut Expectations

NEW DELHI, Sept 4 Reuters Oil prices were stable on Monday, amid expectations that major producers would keep supplies tight, as hopes grew for the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged to avoid dampening the U.S. economy. Brent crude futures for November traded down 3 cents at 88.52 a barrel by 0648 GMT. U.S. […]
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US West Coast Port Workers Ratify Contract Agreement

Aug 31 Reuters U.S. dockworkers ratified a sixyear contract that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from California to Washington State, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union ILWU said on Thursday. Members of the ILWU voted 75 in favor of approving the West Coast port worker agreement that will expire […]
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Australia Aug ANZIndeed Jobs Ads Jump most in over an Year

SYDNEY, Sept 4 Reuters Australian job advertisements for August jumped the most in over a year, suggesting some resilience in labour demand despite decadehigh interest rates and still elevated inflation, data showed on Monday. Data from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and employment website Indeed showed job ads rose 1.9 in August from July, the […]
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India Monitoring Steel Import Situation Govt Official

NEW DELHI, Sept 4 Reuters India is monitoring steel imports after shipments from China touched a fiveyear high in the first four months of the fiscal year that began in April, the country39;s steel secretary told Reuters on Monday. During AprilJuly, China was the secondbiggest steel exporter to India, after South Korea, selling 0.6 million metric […]
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