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May 2021

9m 42s

Big oil companies face backlash on both ...

Financial Times

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Tesla is set to pay for chips in advance to overcome the global chip shortage, and Amazon locks in its $8.45bn acquisition of MGM. Plus, the FT’s US energy editor, Derek Brower, explains what a court case against Royal Dutch Shell and a historic proxy vote at ExxonMobil means for the oil industry and the environment.

Climate activists hail breakthrough victories over Exxon and Shell

https://www.ft.com/content/fa9946b9-371b-46ff-b127-05849a1de2da?

Amazon-MGM: Will MGM be Amazon’s ticket to the big leagues?

https://www.ft.com/content/97d2edb8-355c-4af0-9f00-8b0a65d818f1

Tesla set to pay for chips in advance in bid to overcome shortage

https://www.ft.com/content/49459668-7eab-4589-8338-059e06b9fd8a?

Iran bans bitcoin mining as power cuts grip country

https://www.ft.com/content/be0c8a04-9a58-4926-83f3-b99141c4f721?

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