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Sep 2023
9m 54s

CEO exit throws wrench into BP

Financial Times
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Rising energy costs pushed US inflation above forecasts in August, Bernard Looney’s resignation from BP puts the oil company’s green energy transition into doubt, and China is walking back a corruption crackdown in the country’s healthcare sector. 


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US inflation rises in August as petrol prices jump

BP chief Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues

Bernard Looney’s exit throws BP’s strategy into doubt

China’s corruption crackdown rips through healthcare sector


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