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Second top Iraqi oil official shot dead in Kirkuk - police

KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior official working for Iraq's North Oil Company (NOC) on Monday, police and company officials said, just over a month after his predecessor at the state-run firm was gunned down.

Coal miner Alpha Natural files for bankruptcy protection

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Coal miner Alpha Natural Resources Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, hurt by a steep fall in coal prices.<

UPDATE 1-Noble Energy profit beats estimates as production rises

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as higher production helped offset the impact of a slump in crude prices.

COMMODITIES-Prices tumble on weak China factory data, supply glut

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Commodities prices slumped again on Monday with some hitting multi-year lows on worries about a glut of supply facing weak demand in China, after factory activity in the world's top consumer of raw materials shrank more than expected last month.

Spain's Abengoa launches 650 mln-euro recapitalisation plan, shares plunge

MADRID, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Indebted Spanish renewable energy company Abengoa announced a surprise 650 million-euro ($713 million) share issue on Monday, having ruled out such a move on Friday when it announced it would sell more assets and cut its profit forecast.

UPDATE 2-Diamond Offshore profit beats on demand for ultra-deepwater rigs

* Total operating expenses down 10.5 pct (Adds details, estimates, shares)

Noble Energy posts Q2 loss on weak prices

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc reported a second-quarter loss, compared with a year-ago profit, hurt by a steep decline in prices and a loss of $274 million on derivatives.

Poland's ruling party risks defeat as economic miracle disappoints

* Enthusiasm for EU blighted by regulation, migration concerns

UPDATE 1-Loews hurt by weakness in energy, insurance businesses

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Loews Corp, a hotel, energy and financial services conglomerate, reported a 44 percent drop in its quarterly operating profit due to lower revenue from its Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc unit and its insurance business.

Among stock market falls, some Greek listings outperform

ATHENS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Although Greece's stock market had plunged more than 18 percent by mid-session on Monday, some listings were attracting buyers at lower levels, suffering smaller losses than banks and the broader market.

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