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Currency markets on edge amid political turmoil, eye US jobs report

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) -Major currencies remained jittery on Friday as markets considered t...

6th December, 2024

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Asian shares slip on South Korea risk, dollar on guard ahead of payrolls

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Friday on political ructions in South Korea...

6th December, 2024

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Wall Street stocks, bitcoin take breath from record highs ahead of US jobs data

By Lawrence Delevingne, Dhara Ranasinghe BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin traded near $100,000 on Th...

6th December, 2024

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Oil falls as investors weigh ample 2025 supply outlook, delayed OPEC+ output hike

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors weighed an ample s...

6th December, 2024

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Exclusive-Slim Jim maker Conagra exploring sale of Chef Boyardee, sources say

By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) – Conagra Brands, the maker of Slim Jim beef jerky and Hea...

6th December, 2024

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Aviva sweetens Direct Line bid to $4.33 billion, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Insurance company Aviva has sweetened its bid for UK’s Direct Line to about 3.4 billion p...

6th December, 2024

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Unclear how Trump tariffs would move UK inflation, BoE’s Greene says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – It is still not clear whether higher U.S. tariffs on goods impo...

6th December, 2024

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European stocks finish at one-month high, French politics in focus

By Joao Manuel Vicente Mauricio and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European stocks closed at a more tha...

6th December, 2024

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Personal goods stocks lifts FTSE 100; Frasers slumps

(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 index was barely changed on Thursday, as gains in the personal goods s...

6th December, 2024

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Bitcoin storms above $100,000 as Trump 2.0 fuels crypto euphoria

(Reuters) – Bitcoin catapulted above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, a milestone hailed eve...

5th December, 2024

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Shell and Equinor form UK North Sea oil and gas joint venture

By Louise Rasmussen, Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis COPENHAGEN/LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) -Shell and No...

5th December, 2024

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Bitcoin tops $100,000, stocks party at record highs

By Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin broke $100,000 on Thurs...

5th December, 2024