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US STOCKS-Futures tumble on Greece concerns, China data

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by weaker-than-expected data out of China as well as ongoing concerns about debt talks in Greece.

SE Asia Stocks-Thai stocks fall as investors await rate decision

BANGKOK, March 10 (Reuters) - Thai shares posted their biggest single-day loss in almost three months on Tuesday as a bout of late selling in energy stocks weighed, while banks snapped a three-day rising streak ahead of the central bank's decision on interest rates. Other markets in Southeast Asia were range-bound amid weak sentiment in Asia on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve would increase interest rates by mid-year.

As China's Hanergy stock soars, demand up from short-sellers too

HONG KONG, March 10 (Reuters) - China's Hanergy Thin Film Power Group has seen a rise in demand for loaned stock from short-sellers over the past six months, data shows, indicating some investors doubt its five-fold share surge can sustain.

UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto sees iron ore mines closing at slower pace in 2015

* Iron ore plumbs record-low price due to oversupply (Adds comments, details)

Japan PM adviser Honda: too early to say if yen fall will hurt Japan

TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - A key economic adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that it remains to be seen whether weakness in the yen will be severe enough to damage Japan's economy, which faces higher resource import costs after the dollar hit an eight-year high.

Japan PM Abe: Oil price falls benefit Japan's economy

TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that falling oil prices are positive for the country's economy as they boost corporate revenues and households' disposable income.

Russia's Gazprom says Ukraine's pre-paid gas will last until March 15 - TASS

MOSCOW, March 10 (Reuters) - Russia's top natural gas producer Gazprom said on Tuesday that Ukraine's pre-paid volumes of Russian gas would last until March 15, TASS news agency cited the company's spokesman as saying.

Britain's IGas strikes shale gas deal with Ineos

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's largest shale gas developer IGas has signed a 30 million pound ($45 million) shale gas deal with Switzerland's Ineos which gives the latter access to shale sites outside of Scotland and brings IGas another partner to fund its projects.

Scheduled 2015 capacity additions mostly wind and natural gas; retirements mostly coal

(Tue, 10 Mar 2015) In 2015, electric generating companies expect to add more than 20 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale generating capacity to the power grid. The additions are dominated by wind (9.8 GW), natural gas (6.3 GW), and solar (2.2 GW), which combine to make up 91% of total additions. Nearly 16 GW of generating capacity is expected to retire, 81% of which (12.9 GW) is coal-fired generation.

Short-Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report

(Tue, 10 Mar 2015) Crude oil prices moved higher toward the end of January and into the first week of February. The North Sea Brent front month futures price settled at $56.57/bbl on February 5, an increase of $0.15/bbl from January 2. The front month West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract price settled at $50.48/bbl on February 5, $2.21/bbl lower than at the start of January.

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