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Australia unmasks 600 big earning companies which paid no tax in 2014

SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Australian Taxation Office on Thursday published the names of nearly 600 companies which it said paid no tax last financial year, in an apparent move to force large multinationals to stop using legal loopholes to avoid paying tax.

First Solar Joins Consortium of Investors in Energy Storage Provider Younicos

Younicos recently signed agreements for $50 million in growth capital to further scale its deployment of intelligent energy storage solutions.

SoftBank Venture Wins 350 MW Project in India Solar Debut

SBG Cleantech Ltd, the clean energy joint venture company between Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., India’s Bharti Enterprises Pvt. and Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group, won its first solar project in India, a government official said.

Qatar plans to commission $10bn Barzan gas project in 2016

Qatar plans to commission the $10bn Barzan gas project in 2016 and significantly boost production capacity in the following year.

Brazil prosecutors accuse Esteves, Valor says; lawyer seeks release

SAO PAULO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's prosecutor-general Rodrigo Janot has accused jailed financier André Esteves of influence-peddling and bribery in a corruption probe at state firms, newspaper Valor Econômico said on Wednesday, a day before lawyers expect the nation's top court to decide whether to release the billionaire banker.

UPDATE 2-GE predicts up to 15 percent rise in 2016 operating income

Dec 16 (Reuters) - General Electric Co predicted on Wednesday a double-digit rise in operating earnings in 2016 to between $1.45 and $1.55 a share and said it would return about $26 billion to shareholders, sending its stock up sharply.

UPDATE 2-Biodiesel tax credit move roils biofuel credit, soyoil markets

Dec 16 (Reuters) - News that U.S.

Halcon Resources sets 1:5 reverse stock split

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Halcon Resources Corp on Wednesday announced a one-for-five reverse stock split, effective Jan. 5.

RPT-Iron ore price drop now testing mettle of mega miners

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Tumbling iron ore prices have already forced smaller miners to close, but forecasts of further deterioration could test the staying power of even the lowest-cost, mega-miners still turning a profit.

Resurgence of dirty tanker market in 2015: Just a flash in the pan?

Dirty tanker freight rates soared to their highest level in years in 2015, bringing back the positive vibe for shipowners. But how sustainable is this strength in prices going forward?

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