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Germany considers $5,500 incentive for electric cars

FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - German politicians and auto executives will discuss creating incentives worth up to 5,000 euros ($5,500) to boost sales of electric and hybrid cars, a senior ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.

U.S. natgas futures jump 5 pct on forecasts for colder weather

Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures climbed up 5 percent early Friday in a short covering rally on forecasts for colder weather through the middle of February that should boost heating demand. After trading within a few cents of unchanged for eight days in a row, front-month gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 10.9 cents to $2.291 per million British thermal units at 9:15 a.m. EST (1415 GMT).

UPDATE 1-Georgian economic growth slows to 2.8 pct in 2015

TBILISI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Georgia's economic growth rate slowed to 2.8 percent in 2015 from 4.6 percent in 2014, the national statistics service said on Friday.

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Georgian economic growth slows to 2.8 pct in 2015

TBILISI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Georgia's economic growth rate slowed to 2.8 percent in 2015 from 4.6 percent in 2014, the National Statistics service said on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Oil, gas extraction helps boost Canada's economy in Nov

OTTAWA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Canadian economic growth edged up in November on an increase in oil and gas extraction and greater wholesale and retail trade, Statistics Canada said on Friday, but the modest improvement still pointed to a fourth quarter that was likely underwhelming.

Chevron reports quarterly loss on sliding oil prices

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp reported a fourth-quarter loss on Friday as the oil producer grappled with how best to handle plunging crude prices.

Iranian oil output recovering as first cargoes sold to Europe -sources

DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Iran is on track to raise oil production by 500,000 barrels per day after the lifting of sanctions this month and has already sold 6 supertankers with additional crude to buyers in Europe and Asia, a Iranian oil source said.

UPDATE 2-Russia cautious on prospects for oil cut deal with OPEC

* No date set yet for talks with OPEC - delegates (Updates with Russian foreign minister talks on oil)

UPDATE 1-Gamesa shares soar after report of interest by Siemens

MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Spanish wind farm manufacturer and operator Gamesa jumped more than 20 percent on Friday after a media report that German engineering giant Siemens may be interested in making a takeover offer.

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