GRAPHIC: Thai corporate debt: http://link.reuters.com/beb54w By Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai BANGKOK, April 7 (Reuters) - Thai businesses are rushing to the debt market after raising a record 1.74 trillion baht ($54 billion) last year, encouraged by demand from investors seeking higher returns in the face of low-yielding bank deposits and a relatively volatile stock market.
GRAPHIC: Market open interest: http://link.reuters.com/ceb54w
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Tuesday he is confident sanctions against Iran could be reimposed if Tehran violates an agreement to restrict its nuclear program.
April 6 (Reuters) - About 420 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River, forcing authorities to close part of the waterway after a ship collided with vessel offloading crude in southern Louisiana on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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MOSCOW/JOHANNESBURG, April 7 (Reuters) - Russia is persuing costly state oil and platinum projects in Africa despite an economic crisis at home, hoping they will bolster sales, including of arms, for businesses hit by Western sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine.
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