At least one person was injured on July 2 when a fire broke out in the Idemitsu Kosan oil refinery in Chiba, Japan, local news reported.
Fourteen firefighters were dispatched, local news reported, citing officials.
The plant is used for “refining fuel oil and manufacturing petrochemical products and lubricants,” NHK said. Credit: @NBALbj23 via Storyful
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A “double death tax” under Labour would add tens of thousands to families’ inheritance tax bills, analysis has shown.
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STORY: Jeff Bezos is cashing in. The Amazon founder and executive chair is selling stock in the company worth almost $5 billion. His proposed sale was revealed in a regulatory filing. The move comes after the shares hit record highs. Amazon stock this week passed $200, up more than 30% so far this year.That far outpaces the 4% gain for the Dow Jones index. The e-commerce titan posted upbeat results in April, boosted by investments in AI. After the sale plan, Bezos would still have about 912 million Amazon shares - or close to 9% of the outstanding stock. He sold shares worth some $8.5 billion in February, after the stock rallied 80% last year. Bezos is the second-richest person in the world, with a net worth of over $214 billion. That’s according to a tally by Forbes.
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British stocks are benefitting from political turbulence in France, a City investor has said.
Rich people are selling assets such as shares and property amid fears that an incoming Labour government could increase capital gains tax (CGT), wealth managers have reported.
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