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LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Is there a
longer-term cost to be paid by China for its ongoing efforts to
curb what the authorities in Beijing see as unjustified price
spikes in commodity prices on the country's futures exchanges?
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(Wed, 07 Dec 2016) Distributed solar capacity in the United States, which includes all solar power capacity other than utility-scale installations 1 MW or larger, totaled 12.3 gigawatts (GW) as of September. About 30% of that amount (3.7 GW) was owned by third-party owners. Third-party owners are private companies that provide either solar electricity or equipment to generate it to building owners or tenants, typically with little or no upfront costs.
WELLINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister
John Key may have shocked an entire nation with his abrupt
decision to step down, but for one small North Island community,
the move was timed to perfection.
SEOUL, Dec 7 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank on
Wednesday said any reduction in China's exports to the United
States would hamper shipments from Asia's fourth-largest economy
as it would cut demand for Korea's intermediary goods.
SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday on
persistent doubts a planned crude production cut led by OPEC and
Russia would be deep enough to end a supply overhang that has
dogged markets for over two years.
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - OPEC will achieve some but not all
of the production cuts the organisation agreed last month,
according to an informal survey of energy professionals
conducted after the agreement was announced.
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