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Oil on seeming recovery as Trump intervenes in Saudi-Russia price feud

Oil extends recovery as Trump hints at intervening in Saudi-Russia price war – Oil prices recovered further on Friday, following steep gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the price war between…

US COVID-19 Plan foresees 18-month pandemic, widespread shortages—NYT

A United States of America’s federal government plan to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) had warned policymakers last week that the pandemic “will last 18 months or longer” and could include “multiple waves,” resulting in widespread shortages that would strain consumers…

US farmers in trouble as Trade tensions with China forces Beijing to dump Agro deals

American deep pocket farmers have started getting the sharp pains of the trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Yahoo reports Tuesday that in response to President Donald Trump’s recently announcing 10% tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods, China…

FG’s intervention needed for Air Peace to fly designated international routes—Experts

Aviation pundits have argued that unless federal might is involved, Air Peace may continue to wallow in futility assessing approvals from operators of international destinations which the Ministry of Aviation had long allowed. Otherwise, the airline is yet to embark…

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Just in: US pullout from nuclear deal hangs MTN’s $237m repatriation from Tehran

Just as crude oil price jumped on US President’s announced pullout from Iran’s nuclear deal on Tuesday, MTN Group Ltd., Wednesday announced that repatriating about 200 million euros ($237 million) from its Iranian unit will become tougher following President Donald…