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Noble Group barred from Platts' oil pricing process: sources

Commodity trader Noble Group has been barred from taking part in some of the trading processes used to set global oil price benchmarks by reporting agency Platts, according to two people familiar with the matter.


VW eyes budget car cooperation with Great Wall: Manager Magazin

German carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is considering cooperating with China's Great Wall (601633.SS) on a new budget model, Germany's Manager Magazin reported on Wednesday, citing company sources.

Timeline: Key dates in Greece's funding talks with euro zone

Greece is in talks with its international creditors -- euro zone governments and the International Monetary Fund -- on a package of reforms that would help unlock more funding to prevent the cash-strapped country defaulting.

Home sales vault to 18-month high as supply improves

U.S. home resales surged to their highest level in 18 months in March as more homes came on the market, a sign of strength in housing ahead of the spring selling season.


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Facebook Inc posted its slowest growth in quarterly revenue in two years and higher spending on research and development ate into profits.
U.S. stocks ended stronger on Wednesday as Visa's potential expansion into China and talk of a turnaround at McDonald's helped investors look beyond a mixed bag of quarterly earnings.
Discover the features in the Destiny House of Wolves teaser trailer, items added and a lot of new and exciting features await!
Devs remain undecided to game designThe generation 6 game Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire went under heat from fans after Flygon, a Pokémon used by a key character, did not receive a mega evolution. However, developers did not stay silent about the issue and unraveled the root cause of the situation. In addition, they promised that the mega evolution will be coming anytime soon.
Intended to be released this upcoming June 12 for European nations, F1 2015 is receiving a lot of teasers, in-game footage, and even rumors. The most recent is the announcement that it will be running at 60 fps on the PS4. Despite coming from the developers itself, Codemasters, players are quite skeptical on the possibility that it will be achievable.
The promising F1 race star Jules Bianchi is finally out of induced coma and can now breathe without aid. His family reported that Bianchi's health condition is undergoing positive improvement, a statement that Bianchi's doctors agree to. Bianchi is still admitted to intensive care, and has been critically ill since his grave accident at the Japanese Grand Prix last year.
Activision has confirmed that this year's Call of Duty title will be an installment in the Black Ops Series. Though a full trailer has yet to arrive until April 26, the third installation for the Call of Duty Black Ops chain is set to be released this November, 2015.
Fans have been eagerly waiting for Underworld 5 but it seems like they will have to wait a little bit longer. Not much is known about the fifth installment of the series, it doesn't even have a title yet. There are even contradicting reports on the cast but expect the movie to be shown sometime in 2016.
What's in a name? Lots of people name their kids after Bibical people, while others use their favorite actors or actresses. Whether a name defines a person or not varies from one person to another, and it's certainly not the only factor determining how a person turns out.
Pirates 5 is finishing up it location shooting with a recent tweet from producer Jerry Bruckheimer showing a tied Johnny Depp in his full regale Jack Sparrow costume.