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Oil broadly steady after surprise US crude stock drop
Date: March 21, 2024
Oil broadly steady after surprise US crude stock drop By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday, shored up by a surprise U.S. crude stock drop and the U.S. Federal Reserve sticking to its outlook on rate cuts for the year. Brent crude futures for May were down 17 cents,...

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival
Date: March 21, 2024
Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival By Julia Payne and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts called for a nuclear energy revival on Thursday at a summit in Brussels, seeking to rebuild the European industry after years of gradual decline. The political push to expand nuclear – a...

Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of range
Date: March 21, 2024
Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of range By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Social media platform Reddit geared up for its high-profile market debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, in a test of investor appetite for companies looking to go public this year. The San Francisco, California-based company...

ECB cannot commit to rate path even after first cut, Lagarde says
Date: March 20, 2024
ECB cannot commit to rate path even after first cut, Lagarde says By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank cannot commit to a pre-set number of interest rate cuts even after it starts reducing borrowing costs as the pace of cuts will depend on incoming data, ECB President Christine Lagarde...

UK inflation fall paves way for BoE rate cuts later in 2024
Date: March 20, 2024
UK inflation fall paves way for BoE rate cuts later in 2024 By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation cooled in February by slightly more than economists and the Bank of England had expected, paving the way for interest rate cuts in the months ahead. Consumer prices rose by a slightly weaker-than-expected...

Glencore aims to cut industrial assets’ carbon emissions by one-fourth by 2030
Date: March 20, 2024
Glencore aims to cut industrial assets’ carbon emissions by one-fourth by 2030 (Reuters) – Glencore said Wednesday it aims to lower carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for its industrial assets by 25% by the end of 2030. The global miner and trader retained its emissions reduction targets of 15% and 50% by the end of 2026...
