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European shares slide to two-week low on hawkish Fed comments, geopolitical worries
Date: April 5, 2024
European shares slide to two-week low on hawkish Fed comments, geopolitical worries By Johann M Cherian and Ozan Ergenay (Reuters) – European stocks fell to a more than two-week low on Friday, tracking a global skittishness in sentiment following hawkish comments from some U.S. Federal Reserve officials and a spike in tensions in the Middle...
Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations
Date: April 5, 2024
Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations By Hannah Lang and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was up on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth in March beat expectations, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 303,000 jobs last month. The dollar index was last up 0.297% at 104.53. It has...
Senior doctors in England accept new pay offer and end strikes
Date: April 5, 2024
Senior doctors in England accept new pay offer and end strikes LONDON (Reuters) -Senior doctors in England have voted to accept an improved offer from the government on pay and conditions, easing some of the pressure on Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) after months of disruptive strike action. The British Medical Association (BMA) trade union...
Tencent’s next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house
Date: April 5, 2024
Tencent’s next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – (This March 21 story has been corrected to rectify the time period from ‘last month’ to ‘in January’ and Undawn’s revenue data from Appmagic from $287,000 to $288,000 while adding the global revenue for January) In a...
UK house prices fall for first time in 6 months as rates stay high
Date: April 5, 2024
UK house prices fall for first time in 6 months as rates stay high By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices fell 1.0% in March, their first drop since September 2023, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Friday, contrasting with the more upbeat picture from other housing data earlier in the week....
Holcim to acquire South American concrete products firm Tensolite
Date: April 5, 2024
Holcim to acquire South American concrete products firm Tensolite ZURICH (Reuters) – Holcim on Friday said it will buy Tensolite, a maker and distributor of pre-cast concrete systems in South America, the latest acquisition by the Swiss building materials company. Tensolite, which operates in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, had net sales of $22 million in...