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Image for World shares edge higher, US yields drop ahead of Fed
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World shares edge higher, US yields drop ahead of Fed

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asia stocks climbed on Tuesday while the dollar was on the back foot...

16th September, 2025

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Bessent says US won't hit China with tariffs over Russian oil unless Europe goes first

By David Lawder MADRID (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday the Trump adm...

15th September, 2025

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Alphabet enters $3 trillion market cap club as Big Tech's AI momentum builds

By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet hit a market capitalizat...

15th September, 2025

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Finance

European shares finish near three-week high, luxury shines; Fed's next move awaited

By Tristan Veyet, Johann M Cherian and Nikhil Sharma , Reuters - European shares closed near a three...

15th September, 2025

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Finance

French central bank sees growth outlook clouded by politics

PARIS (Reuters) -France's political instability could hold back growth in the euro zone's second-big...

15th September, 2025

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Russia's Primorsk oil port partially resumes loadings after drone strikes, sources say

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, a major outlet for Russian oil exports, partially...

15th September, 2025

Image for Exclusive-Russia's Kirishi oil refinery halts key unit after Ukrainian drone attack, sources say
Finance

Exclusive-Russia's Kirishi oil refinery halts key unit after Ukrainian drone attack, sources say

LONDON (Reuters) -One of Russia's largest oil refineries, in the northwestern town of Kirishi, has h...

15th September, 2025

Image for AstraZeneca shares down 3% after rating cut, UK investment pause
Finance

AstraZeneca shares down 3% after rating cut, UK investment pause

By Maggie Fick and Danilo Masoni LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca shares fell as much as 3.4% on Monday...

15th September, 2025

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Bank of England to scale back QT, keep rates steady

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England looks set this week to slow the 100 billion-...

15th September, 2025

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Sterling firms heading into busy week of central bank decisions

(Reuters) -Sterling gained against the dollar and the euro on Monday as investors braced for a week...

15th September, 2025

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AstraZeneca drags FTSE 100 lower ahead of key central bank decisions

(Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 index edged lower on Monday, dragged down by heavyweight AstraZeneca an...

15th September, 2025

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UK summons Russian ambassador over NATO airspace violations

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has summoned the Russian ambassador, the country's foreign office said on...

15th September, 2025