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UPDATE 1-Praxair in deal talks with Germany's Linde AG - source

Aug 15 (Reuters) - Industrial gas supplier Praxair Inc
is in early talks to merge with Germany's Linde AG
, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Australia shares set for firm start, NZ stocks steady

SYDNEY, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set for a
firm start on Tuesday, tracking a buoyant session on Wall
Street, with investors focused on more earnings results from
local companies, including giant miner BHP Billiton.
Local share price index futures rose 0.1 percent to
5,494.0, but that was a 37-point discount to the underlying
S&P/ASX 200 index close on Monday. The benchmark inched

Fugro supports Total's ultra-deep water drilling campaign

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Uruguay B.V. to support its drilling campaign offshore Uruguay.

Praxair in deal talks with Germany's Linde AG -WSJ

Aug 15 (Reuters) - Industrial gas supplier Praxair Inc
is in talks to merge with Germany's Linde AG,
the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people
familiar with the matter.

Volatility ahead for U.S. crude as investors split bets

* Market open interest in WTI climbs to highest since Sept
2013

UPDATE 2-Berkshire takes bigger bite of Apple, pares Wal-Mart

* Berkshire lowers Deere, Suncor stakes, ups Liberty Global

(Adds comments on Apple and other investments, details on other
investors cutting Apple stakes, byline)

UPDATE 2-Tesla gained investor backing during second quarter

BOSTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc gained
backing from Fidelity Investments and from hedge funds during
the second quarter, recent securities filings show, a period
when the electric car company made a buyout offer for SolarCity
Corp.

Icahn makes new bet on Allergan, cuts Hertz in Q2 - filing

BOSTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Carl Icahn, the octogenarian
investor whose stock investments still create a buzz on Wall
Street nearly 50 years after he first got into the business,
made a new bet on Allergan and slashed his holding in
Hertz Global Holdings, a new filing shows.

Massachusetts Storage Procurement Goals the Next Step in Advancing Grid Modernization

Governor Baker of Massachusetts recently signed a comprehensive energy bill that will make the Bay State the third in the country to adopt energy storage procurement goals — a momentous day for the advancement of energy storage on the East Coast.

UPDATE 1-Libya's U.N.-backed government appoints panel to run $67 bln wealth fund

TRIPOLI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed government
said on Monday it was appointing a five-member caretaker
committee to run the country's $67 billion sovereign wealth
fund.

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