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Strong earnings spur rally across European stocks

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European shares rallied in morning trade on Thursday, as forecast-beati...

28th April, 2022

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Sterling steadies near 21-month low against strong dollar

(Reuters) – The British pound edged higher on Thursday but was still trading near a 21-month low aga...

28th April, 2022

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Standard Chartered leads FTSE 100 higher in earnings-driven session

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 climbed on Thursday, driven by strong earnings updates fr...

28th April, 2022

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ECB must watch surge in inflation expectations -de Guindos

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep a close eye on the recent rise in infl...

28th April, 2022

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Sabadell’s Q1 hits profitability target after lower costs, provisions

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Sabadell on Thursday hit its profitability target of more...

28th April, 2022

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StanChart profit beats estimates, flags strong outlook on rising rates

By Anshuman Daga and Lawrence White SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Standard Chartered posted a forecast...

28th April, 2022

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Austria’s OMV plans rouble accounts for Russian gas – FT

(Reuters) – Austrian energy group OMV, one of the largest importers of Russian gas, is preparing to...

28th April, 2022

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China, supply chain issues hurt Beiersdorf adhesives unit’s outlook

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Beiersdorf, the maker of Nivea skin care products and Tesa glue, cut the foreca...

28th April, 2022

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Cricket-Stokes to be unveiled as England test captain on Thursday – the Guardian

LONDON (Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes is to succeed Joe Root as England test captain and the app...

28th April, 2022

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Explainer-Shanghai death numbers raise questions over its COVID accounting

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak, in Shanghai, has again rais...

28th April, 2022

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Swiss National Bank posts $34 billion loss as bond losses bite

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank reported a first quarter loss of 32.8 billion Swiss franc...

28th April, 2022

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Faurecia-Aptoide signs up Mercedes in infotainment win over Google

By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz will use embedded Faurecia-Aptoide technology to...

28th April, 2022