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Yields Rise, Stocks Drop as Investors Wait for Fed Minutes

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Musk Takes 9% Stake in Twitter to Become Top Shareholder

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Industrials and Leisure Stocks Boost UK Shares Higher; Ted Baker Rallies

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Starbucks’ Schultz Announces Halt to Stock Buybacks, Shares Fall

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Stocks Stall as West Considers More Sanctions Against Russia

Date: April 4, 2022

By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) – Global equity markets made a cautious start on Monday amid talk of more sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while a closely watched part of the U.S. yield curve fuelled recession worries further. Germany said the West would agree to impose more sanctions on Russia in the...

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ESG Credentials Key to Attracting Private Investments, With Ethical and Moral Concerns a Deciding Factor

Date: April 1, 2022

31 March 2022 – New research by leading London law firm Collyer Bristow LLP has demonstrated that the ESG (environmental, social and (corporate) governance) credentials of a company are an important factor in investment decisions for a number of private investors – with over a third of respondents (35%) confirming that moral and ethical reasons...

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U.s., European Stocks Suffer Worst Quarter Since Pandemic

Date: March 31, 2022

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks dropped on Thursday with U.S. shares sinking over 1.5%, as concerns about a recession and the Russian-Ukranian war spurred selling, while oil prices plunged over $6 as Washington launched a record release from its emergency oil reserves. The declines pushed U.S. and European stocks into their...

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Oil Plunges, Global Stocks Fall as Risk Appetites Flag

Date: March 31, 2022

By Elizabeth Howcroft and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks fell on Thursday as recession concerns and the Russian-Ukranian war curbed demand for risky assets, while oil prices plunged over $5 on news that the United States may release some of its emergency oil reserves. With Thursday’s drop, U.S. and European stocks are...

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Millennials, Gen Z Seek Better Investing Experience via Blockchain

Date: March 30, 2022

By Joe Jowett, Co-Founder and CEO of trading platform StrikeX Traditional financial institutions don’t just have legacy systems and infrastructure to contend with, they have a legacy of financial disasters that have impacted the lives of millennials and Gen Z, fuelling an appetite for alternative financial service providers, including investment solutions built on blockchain technology....

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Oil Jumps 4% on Tight Supply, Prospects of New Russia Sanctions

Date: March 30, 2022

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices soared about 4% on Wednesday on supply tightness with another U.S. crude stock drawdown, and the growing prospect of new Western sanctions against Russia even as Moscow and Kyiv held peace talks. Brent futures rose $4.17, or 3.8%, to $114.40 a barrel by 10:57 a.m EDT (1457...