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India's Reliance Industries Profit Surges, Powered By Oil Business
India's Reliance Industries Ltd reported a 46.3% jump in June-quarter profit, as robust refining margins due to intake of cheaper Russian crude and fuel exports buoyed its dominant oil-to-chemicals business.

Twitter Has Legal Edge In Deal Dispute With Musk
Jul 28, 2022 10:38 PM
Musk's main claim against Twitter is that the San Francisco-based company breached their deal because it will not share with him enough information to back up its claim that spam or fake accounts constitute less than 5% of its active users.

Baidu Unveils Autonomous Vehicle Without Steering Wheel
Jul 28, 2022 10:29 PM
China's search engine giant Baidu Inc on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle (AV) with a detachable steering wheel, with plans to put it to use for its robotaxi service in China next year.

Elon Musk Seeks To Block Twitter Request For Expedited Trial
Jul 28, 2022 10:24 PM
Musk's lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery Court, said Twitter's "unjustifiable request" to rush the merger case to trial in two months should be rejected.

Hyundai Motor Launches First Electric Sedan, Taking On Tesla
Jul 28, 2022 10:20 PM
The Hyundai electric sedan will have a driving range of about 610 kilometres (380 miles), around 30% more than the Ioniq 5 crossover, Hyundai said.

Oil Edges Up After U.S. Stock Build, Big Inflation Figure
Jul 28, 2022 10:20 PM
Global benchmark Brent is down sharply since hitting $139 in March, which was close to the all-time high in 2008, as investors have been selling oil of late on worries that aggressive rate hikes to stem inflation will slow economic growth and hit oil demand.

S.Korea Willing To Back U.S. Plan To Cap Russian Oil Price
Jul 28, 2022 10:19 PM
South Korea said it was willing to support U-S. led plans to impose a price cap on Russia oil, agreeing with Washington's initiatives to limit revenue to Moscow while mitigating global inflation.

Stocks Flat, Oil Gains As Rate Hikes Loom Following Strong Jobs Data
Jul 28, 2022 10:15 PM
Wall Street ended the day flat on Friday as Treasury yields jumped following a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report, which suggested the Federal Reserve may push further interest rate hikes to cool the economy and slow inflation.

GM, Travel Operator Pilot To Develop EV Charging Network
Jul 28, 2022 10:14 PM
General Motors will develop a national network of 2,000 electric vehicle charging stalls at travel centers to make it easier to recharge near highways.

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