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Glencore to pay >$1.1B to resolve government’s investigation into bribery and commodity and price manipulation

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million in payments to be made to intermediary companies in order to secure improper advantages to obtain and retain business with state-owned and state-controlled entities in West Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea. had a contract to buy fuel oil, Glencore Ltd. On these pricing days, Glencore Ltd.

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GM expected to outline spending cuts on self-driving unit Cruise

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billion to buy out Softbank’s minority stake in the company. Currently, GM has invested a quarterly average of around $700 million, though how much it plans to cut Cruise’s operations is not yet clear. The automaker has spent billions of dollars on the startup self-driving company, last year spending $2.1

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The Houston Rodeo Is the Super Bowl of Country Culture

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A guinea pig competition offers awards for best fur coat, and a sprawling shopping area sells everything from handmade leather chairs to turquoise jewelry. She then headed off to buy a Texas praline caramel apple. Many suburban families travel to soccer tournaments, but these families travel to livestock shows.

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