Royal Dutch Shell Plc rode the surge in oil prices to even greater heights, posting a profit not seen since the days of $100 a barrel. Investors were displeased that the company didn't take them along for the ride. While French rival Total SA has started disbursing the rewards of rising energy prices — with
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Life Insurance Co (601628.SS) (2628.HK), the country's second-biggest insurer by market value, reported a 120 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by accounting moves. Net profit rose to 13.52 billion yuan ($2.14 billion) in the first three months of the year
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FILE- This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a wheel on a Ford Expedition 4×4 on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show. Ford Motor Co.
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Tesla Inc.'s Autopilot chief Jim Keller has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Keller, who joined the auto maker two years ago and has a background in chip development, had his last day as a Tesla vice president
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DE) on Thursday posted a surprise drop in first-quarter operating profit as accounting changes, currency headwinds and technology costs weighed on group results. Group earnings … Without the accounting changes, operating profit came in slightly above last year's level of 4.37 billion euros, VW said.
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