Asia stocks mixed as investors await Chinese trade data; Singapore GDP misses expectations  CNBCCompared with a year earlier, GDP grew 0.1% in the second quarter, widely missing expectations. Read more https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/asia-stocks- …

Oil Minister Zanganeh says hopeful Iran's oil exports will improve - TV  Yahoo FinanceIran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Sunday that he was very hopeful of an improvement in the country's crude exports, state TV reported, in spite of ... …

Oil Buoyed by Middle East Tension as Trade-Talk Optimism Low  BloombergOil edged higher as rising tension in the Middle East kept investors wary, while expectations the U.S. and China can make a quick breakthrough following the ... Read more http …

Asia shares decline amid dampened expectations for Fed to slash interest rates  CNBCStocks in Asia were lower in Monday afternoon trade after a strong jobs report last Friday stateside moderated expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could .. …

China shares tumble amid dampened expectations for Fed to slash interest rates  CNBCStocks in Asia were lower on Monday after a strong jobs report last Friday stateside moderated expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon be ... Read m …

Doubling Down: The Military, Big Bankers and Big Oil Are Not In Climate Denial, They Are in Control and Plan to Keep It That Way.  CounterPunch“Capitalism, militarism and imperialism are disastrously intertwined with the fossil fuel economy….A gl …

Asia stocks: Nonfarm payrolls, oil, currencies in focus  CNBCStocks in Asia were muted on Friday ahead of the release of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which may provide clues as to whether the Federal Reserve will ... Read more https://www.cn …

Malaysia struggles with its dubious reputation for palm oil  TreehuggerIt resents the world for criticizing the industry, yet understands that some things need to change. Malaysia is not happy with how the rest of the world perceives its ... Read …

Royal Marines detain oil tanker on way to Syria  BBC NewsAuthorities say they had reason to believe the ship was carrying crude oil to a sanctioned refinery. Read more https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48865030

Asia Pacific stocks trade higher following record close on Wall Street  CNBCStocks in Asia Pacific traded higher on Thursday morning as shares on Wall Street saw a record close overnight. Read more https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/04/asia-stocks-dow- …