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Olympics-Beijing closes curtain on ‘closed loop’ Games

By Tony Munroe and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing doused its Olympic flame on Sunday night, clos...

21st February, 2022

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Stocks steady on hopes for diplomacy in Ukraine

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures bounced on Friday and selling pressure eas...

18th February, 2022

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European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) -European shares fell on Thursday as heightened Russi...

17th February, 2022

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Gold jumps, stocks stumble as Ukraine crisis deepens

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped to an eight-month high and safe-haven debt r...

17th February, 2022

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Worker shortage jeopardises Spain’s EU-funded recovery plan

By Corina Pons and Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – When Spain’s decade-long housing boom spectacula...

17th February, 2022

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Ukraine stand-off keeps euro pinned

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The euro was weighed down on Thursday after a U.S. official s...

17th February, 2022

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Asian stocks mainly up, bond yields ease as investors weigh Fed against Ukraine risks

By Kevin Buckland and Selena Li TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday...

17th February, 2022

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Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking, warns West

By Alexander Marrow and Aleksandar Vasovic MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – There is a growing Russian milita...

17th February, 2022

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Planned meeting of G7 finance officials delayed until March 1 – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven advanced eco...

16th February, 2022

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Away from bubbles and vanity investments, is Africa now the sensible choice for investors?

By Martin Soderberg, Managing Partner, SPEAR Capital To say that the past couple of years have been...

15th February, 2022

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G7 finance ministers warn Moscow of “massive” economic consequences to Ukraine attack

BERLIN (Reuters) – The Finance Ministers of the G7 group of large western economies on Monday warned...

15th February, 2022

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Price increases to help Michelin exceed pre-pandemic profits this year

PARIS (Reuters) – Michelin expects this year’s profits to exceed pre-pandemic levels, the French tyr...

15th February, 2022