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Good morning. Today is Wednesday, January 8th. I'm Julie Morgan. Shell lowers its Q4 forecast.

Goodyear sells one of its brands, and Delta is teaming up with Uber.

Shell is down nearly 2% in pre-market action after trimming its Q4 forecast.

Shell reduced its LNG production forecast to between 6.8 and 7.2 million metric tons,

down from a previous estimate of 6.9 to 7.5 million metric tons,

and lower than Q3's 7.5 million metric tons. The company cited lower feed gas deliveries and fewer cargo

shipments. Integrated gas production is expected to be between 880 and 920,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day,

lower than Q3's figure of 941,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day,

citing scheduled maintenance of Pearl GTL and Qatar during the quarter.

Shell anticipates that its oil and gas trading results will be lower

than last quarter, mainly due to the non-cash expiry of hedging contracts, which has adversely

affected trading outcomes in both the LNG and Chemicals divisions. The world's largest LNG

trader is set to post its Q4 results on Thursday, January 30th.

Shares are trading 1.5% lower in London.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber said Tuesday it agreed to sell its Dunlop tire brand to Japan's Sumitomo

rubber industries for $701 million in cash. Under the deal terms, Goodyear said it will continue to

manufacture, sell, and distribute Dunlop-branded consumer tires in Europe through at least year-end,

2025. Good Year will pay a royalty to Sumitomo during the period on Dunlop sales, but otherwise will retain all profits from the sales.

Goodyear will also license back the Dunlop trademarks from Sumitomo for use on commercial truck tires,

while retaining its rights to the Dunlop trademarks for use on motorcycle tires in Europe and Oceania.

The company said the sale follows its previously announced strategic review of the brand

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