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GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR) Thursday confirmed its full-year guidance after posting a 4.2% increase in first-half earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, lifted by higher power output and tariffs, as well as additional revenue from the full integration of U.K.-based

Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell 4.6% from a year earlier because of the timing of recognition of income from projects, but the company flagged a positive outlook for the offshore oil and gas industry.

Sagging prices of iron ore as stockpiles of the commodity build up at ports is threatening plans by BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) to spend billions of dollars to expand its mining operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia state.

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (0023.HK), Hong Kong's fifth-largest lender by assets, said Thursday its first-half net profit rose 10%, but sounded a cautious outlook for the second half.

The European Central Bank is planning to undertake coordinated action with the European Stability Mechanism, the euro-zone's permanent rescue fund, to buy Spanish and Italian government bonds, German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

When the lights go out in India and diesel generators kick in to provide backup power to tens of millions, Indians' use of diesel as a fuel of last resort, and the country's weight in the regional market, come into sharp relief.

Russia plans to massively increase its shelf gas and oil production by 2030, President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

Russia's state-controlled telecommunications operator Rostelecom (RTKM.RS) is in merger talks with the Russian mobile unit of Sweden's Tele2 (Tele2-B.SK), Kommersant newspaper reports Thursday, citing unnamed sources.