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Stoxx 600 Rises Ahead of Key Data and US Tech Earnings, Energy Shares Cap Gains
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Stocks Climb Ahead of Big Tech-Related Earnings This Week; Oil Falls
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Lloyds and Close Brothers Shares Fall on Motor Finance Ruling
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Factbox-IPOs Stage Fall Comeback in Europe
London Stocks Climb, Energy Shares Keep Gains in Check
Date: October 28, 2024
By Shubham Batra (Reuters) – The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose on Monday, led by travel and leisure shares as Trainline jumped following a guidance upgrade, but remained under some selling pressure from energy shares tracking lower oil prices. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.2% by 0900 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250...
Norway’s Wealth Fund Falls Short on Climate Ambitions, Ngo Says
Date: October 28, 2024
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is falling short on its own climate expectations by failing to vote in support of key shareholder resolutions during this year’s AGM season, a non-governmental organisation said on Monday. The $1.8 trillion fund pools the Nordic state’s revenue from oil and gas production....
Oil Set for 3% Weekly Gain, Investors Weigh Middle East Risk
Date: October 25, 2024
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices were on track to gain around 3% on the week as Friday’s prices ticked up, with investors taking stock of a planned resumption in Gaza ceasefire talks in the coming days amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Brent crude futures was up 70 cents, or 0.94%, at...
Britons With Shares Can Be Considered ‘working People’ Too, PM’s Office Clarifies
Date: October 25, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons who own shares or property can be considered “working people” too, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office clarified, after he suggested they wouldn’t fit his definition of the phrase ahead of a budget next week. As the government warns it will need to take difficult decisions at the Oct. 30 budget to...
UBS Global Wealth Management Lifts Global Equities Stance to ‘attractive’
Date: October 25, 2024
By Siddarth S (Reuters) -UBS Global Wealth Management has raised its stance on global equities to “attractive” from “neutral”, citing resilient U.S. economic growth, monetary policy easing by major central banks and an artificial intelligence (AI) boom. “Economic growth is remarkably resilient and central banks have been proactive, giving us confidence the supportive backdrop has...
Spanish Renewables Industry Warns of Threats to Investment
Date: October 25, 2024
MADRID (Reuters) – The mismatch between increasing supply of renewable power and electricity demand that is struggling to grow, coupled with depressed wholesale power prices, threatens future investments in the sector, renewables lobby APPA warned on Friday. KEY QUOTES We continue to add renewables capacity without a proportional increase in power demand,” APPA President Santiago...