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(1 Nov) - Beleaguered land explorer Chesapeake Energy fell to a $2.05bn third-quarter loss on huge impairment charges, hedging losses and low natural gas prices, the company said Thursday. In the three months to September, the company took a $2.02 billion writedown on oil and gas properties, a $63 million charge in natural... 

Office workers walk through the central business district during lunch in Singapore. (2 Nov) - At Pine Garden’s Cake Pte., Wei Chan used to have three drivers delivering chocolate and martini-flavored cakes around Singapore. Now, the head of the company transports the goods himself because he can’t get enough workers. A... 

Zimbabwe President Mugabe (2 Nov) - PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe last week used the World Energy Forum in Dubai as an opportunity to secretly go for a medical check-up in Singapore. Although there is no official confirmation of him having visited Singapore, the Zimbabwe Independent has established that Mugabe visited the Far East...