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Retailers turn off lights, cut opening hours to save energy

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – As energy bills mount and the threat of rationing increases, some...

10th August, 2022

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Greece to exit EU’s ‘enhanced surveillance’ framework after 12 years

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will exit the European Union’s so-called enhanced surveillance framework o...

10th August, 2022

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Shares slip, dollar steady as investors await inflation data

By Sam Byford and Lawrence White TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks trembled on Wednesday while major c...

10th August, 2022

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UK consumer energy debt already at record levels – survey

By Kate Holton and William James LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer energy debt is already at an al...

10th August, 2022

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UK stocks slip on mixed earnings, focus on U.S. inflation data

(Reuters) – The main UK stock indexes fell on Wednesday as investors digested mixed earnings reports...

10th August, 2022

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Explainer-Causes and consequences of Amazon fires and deforestation

By Jake Spring and Gloria Dickie (Reuters) – Brazil vowed last year to halt deforestation by 2030, y...

10th August, 2022

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ABN Amro’s quarterly profit beats estimates despite rising costs

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch bank ABN Amro beat analyst expectations on Wednesday with a jump of 21% i...

10th August, 2022

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Royal Mail warns of FY loss if four days of strikes go ahead

(Reuters) -Royal Mail warned on Wednesday that it could post a loss in the UK for the full-year 2022...

10th August, 2022

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Europe to consider “dose-sparing” to increase monkeypox vaccine, WHO seeks trials

By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Health officials in Europe are discussing wh...

10th August, 2022

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Prudential says first-half profit up 8%; warns of persistent COVID woes

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -Prudential Plc posted on Wednesday a rise of 8% in its first-half...

10th August, 2022

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U.S. consumer price growth expected to slow due to lower gasoline costs

By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices are expected to have risen at a much slower pac...

10th August, 2022

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Tennis-Serena Williams to retire from playing after U.S. Open

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – American great Serena Williams said on Tuesday she was “evolving...

9th August, 2022