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Oil Prices Rise in Thin Pre-Holiday Trade

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Dollar Holds Firm as US Rates Outlook Still Dominates

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European Shares Rise, Dollar Supported by Higher Bond Yields

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London Stocks Rise in Holiday-Shortened Session; Vistry Drops on Profit Warning

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Travel and Leisure, Energy Stocks Lead Gains in Europe’s Holiday-Thinned Trade

Date: December 24, 2024

By Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Europe’s main stocks index opened higher on Tuesday, with travel and leisure and energy stocks leading gains amid light trading volumes ahead of the Christmas break. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.2% as of 0855 GMT, with many markets either shut or working reduced hours for Christmas Eve. Most...

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UK’s FTSE 100 Starts Holiday-Shortened Week Higher

Date: December 24, 2024

(Reuters) -Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 kicked off a holiday-shortened week on a higher note on Monday, while investors analysed data that showed the British economy flat-lined in the third quarter of the year. The export-oriented FTSE 100 was up 0.2% after logging its worst week in more than a year on Friday. The domestically focused...

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Apple Approaches $4 Trillion Valuation as Investors Bet on AI Momentum

Date: December 24, 2024

By Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh (Reuters) -Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales. The company has pulled ahead of Nvidia and Microsoft in the race to the monumental milestone, thanks to an about...

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Stocks Rally as Investors Cheer US Inflation Relief

Date: December 23, 2024

By Amanda Cooper and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global shares were boosted on Monday by a U.S. inflation reading offering some hope for further policy easing next year, along with relief that Washington had averted a government shutdown. After a recent central bank decisions bonanza, this week only has the minutes of a few...

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Oil Prices Stable on Monday as Data Offsets Surplus Concerns

Date: December 23, 2024

By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices stabilised on Monday after losses last week as lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data offset investors’ concerns about a supply surplus next year. Brent crude futures were down by 38 cents, or 0.52%, to $72.56 a barrel by 1300 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 34 cents,...

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Apple Approaches $4 Trillion Valuation as Investors Bet on AI Momentum

Date: December 23, 2024

By Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales. The company has pulled ahead of Nvidia and Microsoft in the race to the monumental milestone, thanks to an...