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Britain’s energy watchdog proposes power price controls

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy watchdog has proposed price controls fo...

30th November, 2022

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Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen slows cognitive decline, side-effects in focus

By Deena Beasley SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -An experimental Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen slo...

30th November, 2022

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Bank of England consults on remaining Basel bank capital rules

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England confirmed on Wednesday that the rollout of remaining global b...

30th November, 2022

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Material shortages ease in German industry but carmakers struggling

BERLIN (Reuters) – Material supply problems in German industry have fallen to their lowest level in...

30th November, 2022

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Sweden, Finland and Turkey have made progress on NATO membership, Sweden says

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland have made good progress towards an agreement with Turkey on...

30th November, 2022

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Oil up on lower U.S. crude stocks and dollar, OPEC+ and China concerns limit gains

By Laila Kearney and Trixie Sher Li Yap (Reuters) – Oil prices posted gains of more than 1% in Asian...

30th November, 2022

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Croatia, heading to enter euro zone, adopts first budget in euros

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Croatia, which will enter the euro zone on Jan. 1, passed its first budget in e...

30th November, 2022

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Dollar near one-week high as traders prepare for Powell, payrolls tests

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar stuck close to a one-week high on Wednesday, hol...

30th November, 2022

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Exclusive-Kazakh McDonald’s shut outlets temporarily after halting supplies from Russia – sources

By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY (Reuters) – McDonald’s licensee in Kazakhstan was forced to temporarily c...

30th November, 2022

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BlockFi tells U.S. bankruptcy court it is ‘the antithesis of FTX’

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -BlockFi, the first direct casualty of crypto exchange FTX’s collapse,...

30th November, 2022

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Analysis-RBC tightens grip at home with $10 billion HSBC Canada bid, regulatory risks loom

By Divya Rajagopal and Saeed Azhar TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Canada’s swift move to...

30th November, 2022

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UK govt must take urgent action to help EV transition – car lobby

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – The UK’s car lobby on Tuesday called on the government to take urge...

29th November, 2022