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Pound gets a lift from smaller retail sales decline, weak dollar

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling edged up against the dollar on Friday and was set for it...

24th June, 2022

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German business sentiment clouds over but no sign of recession – Ifo

BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale fell more than expected in June but a recession was not yet...

24th June, 2022

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European banks ace U.S. Fed’s stress test, show strong capital levels

By Michelle Price and Sinead Cruise WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. units of major European le...

24th June, 2022

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Russia blames U.S. for Kaliningrad transit restrictions

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow’s foreign ministry on Friday blamed the United States for a Lithuanian ban...

24th June, 2022

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Toyota recalls first mass-produced EVs less than 2 months after launch

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 2,700 of its first mass-produce...

24th June, 2022

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Defensive stocks lead rebound in FTSE 100

By Boleslaw Lasocki (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Friday, lifted by defensive stocks at the end o...

24th June, 2022

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European retail shares slide to lowest since outbreak of COVID crisis in 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – European retail stocks fell on Friday to their lowest level since the onset of th...

24th June, 2022

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European stocks eye weekly gains as defensives, tech shine

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks rose on Friday, led by defensive and technology names,...

24th June, 2022

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Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID shot found effective against Omicron

(Fixes typographical error in media identifier) By Natalie Grover PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -Late-stage...

24th June, 2022

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H&M closes Shanghai flagship store, hurt by lockdowns and consumer backlash

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – H&M has shut its flagship Shanghai store, its latest closure in China where con...

24th June, 2022

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Ukrainians set to quit embattled Sievierodonetsk as Russians inch forward

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine signalled on Friday its troops were withdrawing from the city...

24th June, 2022

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Swiss customs reviews import of Russian gold in May

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss customs officials are looking into the import of 3.1 tonnes of Russian gold...

24th June, 2022