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Russia, Saudi agree to oil output freeze
16 Feb 2016
The shock Russia-Saudi oil deal to freeze output has sent shock-waves through the market, pushing North Sea Brent prices down
JNU mayhem: lawyers thrash students, scribes
16 Feb 2016
Oil powers higher as produces flock to Doha for crucial meet
16 Feb 2016
Though Russia, which is outside the Opec and is the world's top crude oil producer, has long refused to cut output, it has now signalled that it is not averse to cooperating with Opec
Ikea accused of dodging €1 billion in taxes
15 Feb 2016
Intercept Pharmaceuticals explores sale
15 Feb 2016
Anil Agarwal to set up $10-bn LCD panel plant in Maharashtra: report
13 Feb 2016
India's LCD market is entirely import-dependent and the setting up of the unit, known as Panel FAB, will help India become a significant export hub of display units, Agarwal was quoted as saying
Animal testing: being cruel to be kind, or just being cruel?
13 Feb 2016
The debate on using animals for medical experiments has come to the boil again with the find that almost a million animals a year are used in the UK alone for experiments
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By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
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By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
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By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
By Axel Miller | 20 Jan 2026
Greenland-linked tariff threats have injected fresh uncertainty into transatlantic trade, triggering a risk-off shift in markets and reshaping global supply chain planning.
The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
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