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Investing

Barclays boosts investor payouts after record annual profit

By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays reported a record annual profit for 20...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

Russian rouble plummets 3%, bonds hammered as Ukraine declares state of emergency

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble slumped on Wednesday, diving around 3% to h...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

Equities tumble and U.S. dollar rises as Russia/ Ukraine fears escalate

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors around the world lost their appetite for risk on Wedne...

24th February, 2022

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Banking

Sterling falls versus dollar, holds ground against euro

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell against the dollar but stood its ground versus the euro...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

Stocks dive, oil jumps above $100 as Russia invades Ukraine

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014,...

24th February, 2022

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Top Stories

European finance reacts to Ukraine conflict with emergency plans, bond freezes

By Tom Sims and Iain Withers FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -Europe’s financial sector scrambled on Thur...

24th February, 2022

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Investing

Stocks regroup as investors hold their breath on Ukraine

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks steadied on Wednesday and demand for safe-havens...

23rd February, 2022

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Trading

Oil soars, stocks fall as Russia, Ukraine fears intensify

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -Crude oil futures on Tuesday reached their highest levels since...

23rd February, 2022

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Finance

Exclusive-German debt office acts to ease bond shortage after ECB, Ukraine crisis – source

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Germany’s finance agency has stepped in to ease a bond shortage that dev...

23rd February, 2022

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Business

Hargreaves’ asset growth, net new business slows; shares fall

By Sinchita Mitra (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest retail stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown on Tuesday rep...

23rd February, 2022

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Banking

Britain sanctions Russian oligarch Timchenko and five banks

By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Genna...

23rd February, 2022

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Banking

Britain mistakenly puts Russian central bank’s address on sanctions list

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday mistakenly assigned the address of the Russian central bank to...

23rd February, 2022