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Image for FTSE 100 slips as pharma stocks weigh
Investing

FTSE 100 slips as pharma stocks weigh

(Reuters) -The main UK stock indexes slipped on Friday, with losses in AstraZeneca and GSK weighing...

16th November, 2024

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Investing

Oil settles down 2% on weaker Chinese demand, uncertainty over Fed rate cut

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled down more than 2% on Friday as investors...

16th November, 2024

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Finance

MSC subsidiary takes final regulatory hurdle for HHLA takeover

(Reuters) – HHLA said on Friday that a subsidiary of Swiss-based MSC had received all regulatory app...

16th November, 2024

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Investing

European shares end lower on US rate, Trump jitters

By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europen shares slipped on Friday, weighed down by disappointing earni...

16th November, 2024

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Banking

Commerzbank and UniCredit hold second round of investor talks, source says

BERLIN (Reuters) -Commerzbank and UniCredit held a round of investor talks this week, a person brief...

16th November, 2024

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Business

Italy’s Moltiply sole suitor for ProSieben’s e-unit Verivox, sources say

By Elvira Pollina and Amy-Jo Crowley MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Moltiply Group has emerged as the onl...

16th November, 2024

Image for Sterling heads for worst weekly performance since January
Business

Sterling heads for worst weekly performance since January

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound headed for its biggest weekly loss since January on Fr...

16th November, 2024

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Business

EU Commission sees euro zone economy picking up, warns of US protectionism

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone economic growth will pick up in 2025 and 2026 and...

15th November, 2024

Image for Europe’s STOXX 600 falls as tech, healthcare shares drag
Investing

Europe’s STOXX 600 falls as tech, healthcare shares drag

By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 fell on Friday, dragged by technology and healthca...

15th November, 2024

Image for Stocks head south as Fed chair sows rate cut doubts
Investing

Stocks head south as Fed chair sows rate cut doubts

By Naomi Rovnick and Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was poised for a big weekly g...

15th November, 2024

Image for Sterling heads for worst weekly performance since January
Trading

Sterling heads for worst weekly performance since January

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound headed for its biggest weekly loss since January on Fr...

15th November, 2024

Image for Oil prices set for weekly loss on China demand fears
Trading

Oil prices set for weekly loss on China demand fears

By Robert Harvey and Enes Tunagur LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday, and were heading for...

15th November, 2024