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Swiss to vote on streaming tax, European border agency

By Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to make global video str...

10th May, 2022

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Oil drops as economic worries, strong dollar weigh

By Florence Tan (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped more than 1% on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s...

10th May, 2022

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NATO membership would strengthen Nordic defence, Swedish defence minister says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Nordic region’s defence capabilities would be strengthened if Sweden and F...

10th May, 2022

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Munich Re posts 3% rise in Q1 profit, writes down Russian and Ukraine bonds

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Munich Re on Tuesday posted a 3% rise in net profit for the first quarter, wei...

10th May, 2022

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Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising inter...

10th May, 2022

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Stocks slide on growth fears, oil tumbles

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes around the world fell sharply on Monday and the d...

9th May, 2022

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BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunde...

9th May, 2022

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Stocks suffer renewed slide on growth fears, dollar extends rally

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks fell heavily again on Monday and the dollar rocketed to a...

9th May, 2022

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U.S. dollar rides to two-decade highs as yields rise

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar climbed to a two-decade high on Monday as ri...

9th May, 2022

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Oil prices fall, weighed down by dollar, China lockdowns

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday alongside equities and weighed do...

9th May, 2022

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Ukrainians report fierce fighting as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory

By Alessandra Prentice ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told his a...

9th May, 2022

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European stocks hit 2-month lows on mining, tech losses

(Reuters) -European shares hit two-month lows on Monday, led by miners as investors fretted over a s...

9th May, 2022