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US STOCKS-Dow on track for 10th straight day of gains

The Dow was little changed in late morning trading on Monday after eking out another record high at open, while the Nasdaq was boosted by gains in tech stocks. The rise in Dow put the index on track to close higher for the 10th straight day. Analysts on average expect S&P 500 earnings to have expanded 12 percent in the second quarter and project earnings up 9.3 percent for the September quarter, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.


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Oil slides as output rises at Libya's largest oil field

Oil slides as output rises at Libya's largest oil field

Oil prices fell as much as 2 percent on Monday on selling triggered by a rebound in production from Libya's largest oil field along with worries about higher output from OPEC and the United States. Output at Libya's Sharara field was returning to normal after a brief disruption by armed protesters in the coastal city of Zawiya, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said. The field has boosted Libya's oil production, which climbed to more than 1 million bpd in late June.


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Bendix wants more discussion of automated vehicle ‘ecosystem’

Wide range of advanced automation elements need to be in synch before self-driving vehicles truly possible, company says. Self-driving trucks are an attention-getting image — and a problematic oversimplification, pointed out Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. The company is stressing that "delivering advanced automated technologies involves more than just technology."

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