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Infinity Lithium, thyssenkrupp to assess green hydrogen potential in lithium production

(Reuters) – Australia’s Infinity Lithium Corp Ltd said on Monday it will collaborate with a unit of Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG to explore the use of green hydrogen in producing lithium. Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water molecules with renewable electricity and is seen as a way for heavy-emission industries such as mining and aviation …

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Tesla seeks court approval of win in engineer’s defamation case

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Tesla Inc has asked a U.S. court to affirm an arbitrator’s recent decision dismissing a former engineer’s claims that the automaker fired and defamed her for raising concerns about defective floormats and contracting practices. In a petition filed in San Francisco federal court on Thursday, Tesla said an arbitrator in a …

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UK trade minister to seek closer ties on U.S. trip, deal remains distant

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will seek to strengthen its trading relationship with the United States this week when trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan visits New York and Washington, but a full free-trade agreement remains a distant prospect. Trevelyan will meet U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Washington on Tuesday, and …

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Divest brown coal or risk losing out in renewables race, ENKRAFT tells RWE

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – RWE risks falling behind in the fast growing and competitive renewables sector if it fails to quickly divest its brown coal activities, activist fund ENKRAFT said, criticising management for failing to come up with a rapid solution. ENKRAFT in September disclosed a small stake in RWE, …

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Brazil’s Petrobras to cut fuel prices, Bolsonaro says

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – State-run oil company Petrobras will start lowering fuel prices as early as next week, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an interview on Sunday published in news website Poder360. Bolsonaro did not give details about the move, but explained that the price reductions should continue into the next few weeks. “Petrobras …

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Deutsche Post CEO favourite to become Telekom chairman – sources

BERLIN (Reuters) – Frank Appel, the chief executive of German logistics company Deutsche Post, is the favourite to become the next supervisory board chairman of Deutsche Telekom, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. The sources said Deutsche Post’s supervisory board is due to meet on Wednesday and Deutsche Telekom’s board will meet a …

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Vivendi is open to discuss with Rome over state control on TIM’s network

MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia’s (TIM) top shareholder Vivendi is open to discussing the possibility that the Italian government wins control of TIM’s fixed-line network, a spokesperson for the French company said on Sunday. The statement marks a shift in the stance of the French media group as TIM’s investors get ready to evaluate a …

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Swiss watchdog seeks more tools to go after bad bankers – paper

ZURICH (Reuters) – The chairperson of Switzerland’s financial watchdog has called for more power to punish wayward bankers after a string of scandals tarnished the sector’s international reputation. Marlene Amstad, head of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority’s (FINMA) board of directors, told the SonntagsZeitung paper the agency would welcome new tools to hold bankers …

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Telecom Italia nearing decision on advisers for KKR deal – sources

MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia is moving closer to picking banks to advise it on a buyout offer approach from U.S. private equity group KKR and could assign mandates as early as this weekend, two sources said on Saturday. A special committee set up to study KKR’s non-binding bid approach, valued at 33 billion euros ($37 …

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