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Fears of shortages in emergency drugs spurs £25m ‘express freight’ contract
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Posted at 22:43h
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The Panama Canal will allow
vessels coming from Venezuela to transit the waterway provided
they present the necessary paperwork, the canal authority's
chief said on Wednesday, suggesting a new round of U.S.
sanctions on the South American country may not make any
difference to canal traffic.
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Posted at 22:21h
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Billionaire U.S. investor William
Ackman has long described how Warren Buffett, often called the
greatest stock picker ever, has influenced his career. Now he's
paying the Oracle of Omaha the ultimate homage with a new
investment in Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway .
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Posted at 22:19h
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Australian shares are set to open sharply
lower on Thursday, following steep falls in global equity
markets, as growing fears of a looming recession in the world's
largest economy is expected to dent local sentiment.
Yields on two-year U.S. Treasury notes rose above the
benchmark 10-year...
Posted at 21:34h
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc
on Wednesday said it boosted its stake in Amazon.com
Inc by 11% during the second quarter, increasing its
bet on the powerful online retailer even as stocks traded near
record highs.
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Foreign joint venture partners
with Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA are
concerned the latest set of U.S. sanctions on the South American
country could disrupt their operations, three industry sources
said.
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Posted at 21:19h
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Brazilian financial markets
slumped on Wednesday, with stocks posting their biggest fall
since March and the currency at its weakest level since May as
fears grew that a recession in the United States could be on the
horizon.
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* Police fire tear gas at fresh demonstrations
(Adds U.S. official on paramilitary movements, details)
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Posted at 20:45h
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Equity markets tanked and oil
prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond
indicator pointed to the growing risk of a U.S. recession that
was heightened by data showing Germany's economy in contraction
and China's worsening.
Posted at 20:18h
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Billionaire investor William
Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management made a
new bet on Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc,
according to a regulatory filing made on Wednesday.
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