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By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s emerging trade war with Beijing poses a new threat to billions of dollars in planned U.S. liquefied natural gas export projects, many of which rely on China as a key buyer, according to analysts, industry sources, and company filings. The threat reflects the double-edged nature of …

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By Anna Tong and Akash Sriram OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -A federal judge said on Tuesday that parts of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI to halt its conversion to a for-profit entity might go to trial, adding that the Tesla CEO will have to appear in court and testify. “Something is going to trial in this …

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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Employers will be banned from using artificial intelligence to track their staff’s emotions and websites will not be allowed to use it to trick users into spending money under EU AI guidelines announced on Tuesday. The guidelines from the European Commission come as companies grapple with the complexity …

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By Nikhil Sharma and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Tuesday, as investors shifted their focus to quarterly earnings reports from companies such as UBS, BNP Paribas and Ferrari among others, while caution prevailed about potential U.S. tariffs. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed a choppy session up 0.3%.   Automobiles led sectoral …

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(Refiles to add media packaging code, no changes to story text) (Reuters) -UK banknote printer De La Rue said on Tuesday it had commenced a formal sale process after it received preliminary takeover approaches from parties other than a consortium of British financier Edi Truell’s companies. Shares of the company rose as much as 8.7% …

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MILAN (Reuters) – Intesa Sanpaolo plans to steer clear of the merger and acquisition frenzy which has gripped domestic rivals, the chief executive of Italy’s biggest bank said on Tuesday. Speaking to analysts after Intesa reported 2024 results, CEO Carlo Messina said the bank would remain “very, very far from all this confusion that we …

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By Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Oil major BP is expected to spend up to $25 billion over the lifetime of a project to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas fields, a senior Iraqi oil official told Reuters, as Baghdad seeks to win back foreign investment. Provided the deal is signed, which the …

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By Philip Blenkinsop WARSAW (Reuters) – The European Union wants to engage swiftly with the United States over President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs, trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday, while his boss Ursula von der Leyen forecast negotiations with Washington would be tough. Sefcovic, speaking at a meeting of EU ministers, said he wanted …

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