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Netflix's Warner Bros. acquisition sparks backlash
Netflix's Warner Bros. acquisition sparks backlash

Netflix faced fierce criticism on Friday over its blockbuster deal to acquire Warner Bros., the storied Hollywood studio. The deal's biggest loser may be Warner Bros. competitor Paramount Skydance, the Hollywood studio owned by Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people and a close ally of US President Donald Trump.

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Markets sink as US jobs data fan rate hike bets
Markets sink as US jobs data fan rate hike bets
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Stock markets sank Monday as forecast-beating US jobs data fanned expectations for another big Federal Reserve interest rate hike, while traders are now focusing on an upcoming inflation report.

French energy giant offers pay talks to end fuel strike
French energy giant offers pay talks to end fuel strike
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France's TotalEnergies said on Sunday it would advance annual pay talks with unions if they dropped a blockade of fuel depots and refineries that has slashed petrol supplies across the country. "If the depot blockades end and with the agreement of all labour representatives, the company proposes to move forward the annual salary negotiations from November to October," TotalEnergies said.

Energy firm starts tests at sensitive Israel-Lebanon border gas field
Energy firm starts tests at sensitive Israel-Lebanon border gas field
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London-listed firm Energean on Sunday began testing pipes between Israel and the Karish offshore gas field, a key step towards production from the eastern Mediterranean site, a source of friction between neighbours Israel and Lebanon. The tests, set to take a number of weeks, were "an important step" towards extracting gas from the Karish, Energean said.

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