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The Global Iron Ore Crisis: What's Next in Four Charts

Since the initial incident in Brazil in late January, the top producer has announced supply cuts of as much as 70 million tons, although it’s said it will try to offset some lost production. The mainland has a very substantial ore-mining industry, but production has been hurt in recent years

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The Global Iron Ore Crisis: What's Next in Four Charts

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Goldman Sachs to invest $184 million in Brazil storage company: executive

Goldman Sachs Group Inc will invest 600 million reais ($184 million) in Brazilian storage company Metrofit over the next 6 years, betting on a recovery from the harshest recession since the 1930s, a company executive said on Friday. Metrofit, founded in 2012, is a joint venture between Brazilian real estate company TRX and U.S. company Metro Self Storage. The self storage business is growing in Brazil, despite the recession.

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ECB rate meeting, Chinese data in focus

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is almost certain to ease policy next week as depressed commodity prices raise the risk of deflation, while a string of data from China will offer clues about the extent of the recent emerging market slowdown. Growth in most key economies has slowed this year as states such as China to Brazil attempt to rebalance, weighing on global demand and sending deflationary waves around the…

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Halliburton refiles bid for EU approval of $35 billion Baker Hughes buy

U.S. oil services provider Halliburton Co has refiled a request for EU antitrust approval of its $35 billion bid for smaller rival Baker Hughes , four months after regulators rejected an earlier application because of insufficient data. The European Commission will decide by Jan. 12 whether to clear the deal or open a full investigation…

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Halliburton refiles bid for EU approval of $35 billion Baker Hughes buy