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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 31

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Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 4 points lower at 7,584.3 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down 0.03 percent ahead of the cash market open. from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2nsFB8I

UPDATE 2-Fujifilm says to slash 10,000 jobs at Xerox JV, after report on new deal

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* Icahn, Deason had demanded Xerox CEO ouster, better terms on JV from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2DSkzev

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks poised for best month in nearly 2 yrs, dollar frail before Fed

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* MSCI Asia-Pacific index pulls steady after retreat previous day from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2FvzrMb

UPDATE 1-Energy group Total announces major deepwater oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico

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* Discovery bolsters Total's exploration strategy (Adds details, background) from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2DZbLTj

BRIEF-Ultra Electronics Says Co and Sparton Expect To Have Certified Compliance With DOJ's Requests On Or Before Feb 8

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* CO AND ‍SPARTON HAVE AGREED AN EXTENSION OF INITIAL LONG STOP DATE FROM 31 JANUARY 2018 TO 31 MARCH 2018​ from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2FymHEF

Trump’s Boring, Utterly Terrifying Warmongering

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By MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2nnmyNO

BRIEF-BP Announces Two New Exploration Discoveries In North Sea​

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* ‍BP TODAY ANNOUNCED TWO NEW EXPLORATION DISCOVERIES IN NORTH SEA.​ from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2nt8EZL

BRIEF-Royal Dutch Shell To Sell Stake In Thailand's Bongkot Field To PTTEP For $750 Mln

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* SHELL AGREES TO SELL STAKE IN THAILAND’S BONGKOT FIELD TO PTTEP from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2DQIWt2

Energy group Total announces major deepwater oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico

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PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - French oil and energy group Total said on Wednesday that it had made a significant oil discovery at the Ballymore prospect in the deep offshore in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2GyqO4M

BRIEF-RNB Issues Senior Secured Notes Of SEK 400 Mln

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* ‍ISSUES SENIOR SECURED NOTES OF SEK 400 M WITH A MATURITY OF 3 YEARS ON NORDIC BOND MARKET.​ from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2npSTTW

UPDATE 1-Japan's Sharp posts 5th straight quarterly profit as TVs fare well

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* Keeps full-yr net profit forecast at 69 bln yen (Adds details of results, industry background) from Reuters: Company News http://ift.tt/2BDUee9

Myanmar official in charge of troubled town stabbed to death

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YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar official who was the administrator of a town in troubled Rakhine state when seven people died there in rioting earlier this month has been stabbed and killed, the government said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FvZPFY

U.S. EPA hopes to decide soon on ethanol waiver: administrator

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said on Tuesday that his agency hopes to decide soon whether it has the legal authority to issue national waiver on selling of motor fuel containing 15 percent ethanol during summer months. from Reuters: Environment http://ift.tt/2Eq4ppQ

Hong Kong drowning in waste as China rubbish ban takes toll

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong boasts glittering skyscrapers, seamless transportation and billion dollar infrastructure projects, but it is struggling with a much more mundane problem: disposing of its trash. from Reuters: Environment http://ift.tt/2Gy91L6