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Asian stocks drift, yen at 5-month low in thin year-end trading

Image for Oil prices set for weekly gain on China stimulus optimism

Finance

Oil prices set for weekly gain on China stimulus optimism

Image for China's industrial profits decline at slower pace in Nov

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China's industrial profits decline at slower pace in Nov

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South Korea’s Shinsegae to set up joint venture with Alibaba International

Image for Moldova backs defence strategy calling for increased spending

Moldova backs defence strategy calling for increased spending

Date: December 26, 2024

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - The Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pro-Western lawmakers, approved a 10-year defence strategy on Thursday calling for increased defence spending...

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Iran's Pezeshkian to visit Moscow Jan 17, RIA reports, citing Iranian envoy to Russia

Date: December 26, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit Moscow on Jan. 17 and sign a cooperation agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian state news agency RIA cited...

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Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year

Date: December 26, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was no time left this year to sign a new Ukrainian gas transit deal, and laid the blame firmly on Ukraine for refusing to extend the...

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Dollar edges up on bets of US growth, inflation

Date: December 26, 2024

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar edged higher on Thursday on expectations the currency would be boosted next year by policies by the incoming Donald Trump administration that are...

Image for Gazprom's gas output to rise to around 416 bcm in 2024

Gazprom's gas output to rise to around 416 bcm in 2024

Date: December 26, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexei Miller, the head of Russia's Gazprom, said on Thursday the group's natural gas production is set to rise this year by 61 billion cubic metres (bcm) to around 416 bcm. The...

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All four Moscow airports resume work, Russia's aviation watchdog says

Date: December 26, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's aviation watchdog said on Thursday all four Moscow airports had resumed work after the lifting of temporary restrictions that were introduced to ensure the safety of civil...