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LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Plunging commodity prices and rock-bottom interest rates this year have cut bonuses for managing directors (MDs) on commodity and rates trading desks in London by as much as 60 percent.

LONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices are unlikely to recover soon as Saudi Arabia's drive to boost its refining activities is expected to force refineries elsewhere to slow down their operations, thus creating an even bigger glut of unwanted crude oil.

ABUJA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a new group managing director of the state oil firm on Tuesday, a statement from the presidency said.

NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected Ecuador's challenge to a $96 million international arbitration award in favor of Chevron Corp, the latest development in a decades-long dispute over the development of oil fields in the South American country.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Oklahoma regulators are imposing new restrictions on energy companies injecting wastewater underground, in the latest effort to stem a sharp increase in earthquakes.

LONDON/FRANKFURT, August 4 (Reuters) - Coal prices' downward trajectory shows no sign of reversing as a supply glut, combined with expectations that demand from top consumer China will shrink more, paint a bleak outlook for the fossil fuel which generates nearly half the world's electricity.

* European Parliament gave mandate for further talks last month

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Oil is an inherently cyclical business. The point is remarkably simple but it is amazing how often it gets forgotten by forecasters and investors.

FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan, Aug 4 (Reuters) - When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the rural northeast Japanese prefecture of Fukushima 30 years ago, one topic was taboo - criticising the nuclear power industry upon which many relied for jobs.

* Brent oil stabilises above $50 a barrel after 5 pct drop * Subdued day for European bourses, Wall Street seen down 0.2 pct * Dollar softer after weak data, focus now on payrolls * China stocks bounce 3 pct, copper and other commodities firmer * Aussie rises after RBA tones down currency strength concerns By Marc Jones LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Investors got a day off from commodity market turmoil on Tuesday, as oil prices steadied at $50 a barrel after a 5 percent drop

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