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The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 3- The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.
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*Source says China eyes tougher $4 bln loan terms. CARACAS, Feb 1- Venezuela's government and state oil company PDVSA are in urgent talks over a long-expected $6 billion in loans from China and U.S. energy giant Chevron that would help relieve the nation's strained finances, sources close to the discussions said.
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Jan 31- Schlumberger Ltd, the world's largest oilfield services company, said on Thursday it would wind down operations in Iran this year after booking $208 million in net income there in 2012..
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LONDON, Jan 31- A Hong Kong- based firm that attempted to sell embargoed Hewlett-Packard computer equipment to Iran's largest mobile-phone operator has much closer ties to China's Huawei Technologies than was previously known, corporate records show.
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The Caribbean, Mediterranean and Europe remain the top cruise destinations, with Americans and Canadians making up the bulk of passengers, but the industry is rapidly going global with Australia and Asia the big growth area.
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*World Bank announces $1.7 million funding for program. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 29- When Hurricane Sandy struck Haiti late last year, the home Guerda Pierre shares with her three children and mother in Cabaret, north of Port-au-Prince, was flooded- and so was the merchandise she sold to make a living.
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CARACAS, Venezuela-- The chief executive of Russian energy company Rosneft said Tuesday that Russia will keep deepening cooperation with Venezuela's government in oil, natural gas and electrical projects. Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin said the company plans to invest about $10 billion in Venezuela in the coming years.
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NASSAU, Bahamas-- Voters in the Bahamas on Monday overwhelmingly rejected a referendum to legalize gambling for citizens of the archipelago off Florida's east coast, where locals were already barred from betting in casinos at the islands' tourist resorts.
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MADRID, Jan 29- Spain's Repsol is negotiating the sale of a block of liquefied natural gas assets with more than one international bidder and expects to finalise a deal in the coming weeks, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
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MADRID, Jan 29- Spanish oil major Repsol will likely agree to sell its liquefied natural gas assets to Shell on Wednesday, Cinco Dias newspaper reported on Tuesday citing sources close to the operation. Analysts say Repsol's future share price depends on a successful sale.
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PLANO, Texas-- Rental furniture company Rent-A-Center Inc. said Monday that its net income fell 4 percent in the fourth quarter as U.S. sales declined. In the quarter ended Dec. 31, Rent-A-Center net income slipped to $47.5 million, or 81 cents per share, from $49.3 million, or 83 cents per share. Rent-A-Center runs 3,095 stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico.
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*Gasoline at 3- month high on news Hess refinery to close. *Sugar reaches two-week high on short-covering. NEW YORK, Jan 28- Gasoline hit a near 3- month high on Monday following news that an oil refinery in the U.S.
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*Hess to shut Port Reading refinery by end of February. NEW YORK, Jan 28- Hess Corp's decision to close its U.S. East Coast refinery, the latest plant to fall victim to weak profits in the Atlantic Basin, could threaten painful gasoline price spikes for regional drivers as local fuel supplies dwindle further.
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CARACAS, Jan 28- South American OPEC member Venezuela is modifying its windfall oil tax system to redistribute revenues and channel more dollars to the Central Bank, the energy minister said on Monday.
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*Elliott Associates may nominate directors to Hess board. Jan 28- Hess Corp on Monday announced plans to sell its oil storage terminal network and exit the oil refining business, after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates said it was considering nominating directors to the Hess board.
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*Hess to close New Jersey refinery. Jan 28- Hess Corp announced plans to sell its oil storage terminal network and exit the oil refining business, after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates said it was considering nominating directors to the Hess board.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 28- The United States on Monday warned the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda not to retaliate against U.S. restrictions on Internet gambling by authorizing the "theft" of U.S. intellectual property.
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*Brazil, Costa Rica nominate hopefuls to replace Lamy. Mexico, Brazil and Costa Rica have nominated candidates to replace Pascal Lamy as director general of the WTO, which is struggling to remain relevant after repeated failures to revive global trade liberalization talks.
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SANTIAGO, Jan 26- Latin America's economy should grow less than forecast this year, as the export-dependent region faces threats from stimulus measures in the developed world and an unresolved debt crisis in Europe, the Inter-American Development Bank said on Saturday.