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RPT-S.Korea to unveil stimulus measures on Wednesday: minister

SEOUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - South Korea will unveil on Wednesday measures aimed at boosting economic growth in the face of increased uncertainties, its finance minister said on Tuesday, citing Japan's negative interest rate policy as one of them.

Brazilians back Petrobras probe, despite economic cost -poll

SAO PAULO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of Brazilians want an investigation into a sprawling kickback scheme at state-controlled oil producer Petrobras to continue despite concern it is hurting the nation's ailing economy, according to a poll released on Monday.

UPDATE 1-S&P cuts BHP ratings, places Rio on watch negative

SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Tuesday lowered the credit ratings of BHP Billiton Ltd and put it on negative watch, while it placed Rio Tinto on watch negative, both actions due to challenging market conditions for commodities.

UPDATE 1-Anadarko posts quarterly loss, expects to slash capex 50 percent

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a larger quarterly loss but smaller than Wall Street expected and the U.S. oil company said it expects to slash capital spending about 50 percent this year to conserve cash.

S&P downgrades Shell to A+/A-1; keeps door open to further downgrade

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Credit ratings agency Standard and Poors on Monday downgraded oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc to A+/A-1 from AA-/A-1+ and put its long-term credit rating on creditwatch negative citing sliding oil prices.

UPDATE 4-Puerto Rico seeks huge debt haircut, creditors frustrated

NEW YORK/SAN JUAN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico asked its creditors to take a huge "haircut" that would slash its total outstanding debt by about $23 billion in the opening salvo to resolve a crippling debt crisis, but creditors reacted with frustration, calling the offer "not credible," "not serious" and a "trial balloon."

Anadarko posts quarterly loss, expects to slash capex 50 percent

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a larger quarterly loss as low crude prices took a toll and the U.S.

When opening the door to US crude oil exports lets other grades in

While American crude has started to trickle out on to the world market, cargoes of crude grades the US hasn’t seen in years are beginning to appear in domestic ports.

Potash woes worsen Saskatchewan growth, debt outlook

TORONTO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Tanking fertilizer prices have worsened the economic and budget outlook for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, where the oil shock has already stalled growth, pushed the government into deficit and caused its bonds to underperform.

UPDATE 1-U.S. natgas futures fall over 6 pct on forecasts for warmer weather

(Adds latest prices) Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures fell over 6 percent to the lowest level in almost two weeks on Monday on forecasts for warmer weather through the middle of February that should reduce heating demand. After ending up over 5 percent on Friday, front-month gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed down 14.6 cents, or 6.4 percent, at $2.152 per million British thermal units. That was the biggest decline since late December.

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