Investing

The Investing section combines market analysis with expert forecasts and investment strategies. It aims to help readers—from novice investors to professionals—make informed decisions across asset classes, regions and market cycles.

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Varta seals auto battery investment from Porsche

GDANSK (Reuters) – Struggling German battery maker Varta said luxury car maker Porsche AG would inve...

9th October, 2024

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Greece’s growth seen nearly unchanged in 2025, draft budget shows

By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government is forecasting economic growth of 2.3%...

8th October, 2024

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Manchester-based mobile network sees unprecedented growth and attracts major investment.

With over 45% of adults in the UK struggling to manage their domestic bills and credit commitments,...

7th October, 2024

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Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar firms after blowout US payrolls

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rallied and the dollar reached a fresh seven-week p...

7th October, 2024

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ECB will probably cut rates in Oct on risk of too low inflation: Villeroy

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will probably cut interest rates on Oct 17 as econom...

7th October, 2024

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Stocks lose ground, oil extends gains amid Middle East tension

By Iain Withers and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks fell on Thursday, weighe...

3rd October, 2024

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Asian shares retreat from 32-month top, Japan rallies as rate risk eases

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares retreated from a 32-month peak on Thursday as the sizzl...

3rd October, 2024

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Microsoft to make $4.8 billion AI, cloud investment in Italy

MILAN (Reuters) – Microsoft plans to invest 4.3 billion euros ($4.8 billion) over the next two years...

3rd October, 2024

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Stocks stable, oil rises as wary investors eye Middle East hostilities

By Sinéad Carew, Lawrence White NEW YORK/ LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equities index was up very...

2nd October, 2024

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5 Things You Think You Know About Investment (But Not Really)

There’s a reason why the Dunning-Kurger effect is so problematic. When you know that you don’t know...

1st October, 2024

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Italy and BlackRock discuss potential data centres investment

ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met the head of the U.S. fund BlackRock Inc,...

1st October, 2024

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SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports

(Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI’s lat...

1st October, 2024