The reason for doing so, according to Mauricio Tolmasquim, head of the state-run Energy Research Company (EPE), is to give the government more control over the oil business.

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It put the kibosh on a line of jeans that EPE had been selling in conjunction with Blue Holdings, known largely for launching the Sasson jeans brand in the '70s.

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CKX, the New York-based entertainment company, which two years ago bought a controlling stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) from the late entertainer's daughter Lisa Marie, is taking to hotels and casinos to jump-start the estate's annual revenues.

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