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Euro zone Q2 growth revised down slightly, employment rises

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone economic growth was slightly less robust in the se...

17th August, 2022

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Analysis-U.S., European banks could lose over $5 billion from risky buyout loans

By Saeed Azhar, Anirban Sen and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top U.S. and European banks ar...

17th August, 2022

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Pummelled by gas crisis, Germany’s Uniper posts $12.5 billion net loss

By Christoph Steitz, Tom Käckenhoff and Vera Eckert FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Uniper, the hi...

17th August, 2022

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Coca-Cola and McDonald’s left Russia. Their brands stayed behind

By Jessica DiNapoli and Alexander Marrow NEW YORK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western companies with iconic b...

17th August, 2022

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India eases Russian oil buying in July, boosts Saudi imports -trade

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s crude oil imports from Russia in July fell for the firs...

17th August, 2022

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Russian Urals crude oil prices jump ahead of EU embargo

By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s key crude oil grade, Urals, has been trading at levels no...

17th August, 2022

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China’s Tencent reports first revenue drop as gaming regulations and COVID-19 bite

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s Tencent Holdings suffered its first ever quarterly sales fal...

17th August, 2022

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Spot prices up on less solar, rising French demand

PARIS (Reuters) – European spot power contracts rose on Wednesday, as solar supply in Germany is exp...

17th August, 2022

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Norway’s wealth fund loses record $174 billion in first half of 2022

By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, made a recor...

17th August, 2022

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Analysis-China central bank, under pressure to ease, is hemmed-in by inflation, Fed jitters

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank is set to take more easing steps, pressured by...

17th August, 2022

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European bourses steady as focus remains on key economic data

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) – European shares on Wednesday were little changed amid persisting recess...

17th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 subdued as UK inflation hits double digits

By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 was muted on Wednesday after data sh...

17th August, 2022