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Banking

Sterling little changed by Britain’s 4.8% GDP growth in Q2

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling edged lower on Thursday as analysts expected the Ba...

13th August, 2021

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Investing

Stocks hit records; dollar, Treasury yields edge up as tapering debate dominates

By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets hit record highs on Thursday while the dol...

13th August, 2021

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Investing

European stocks extend record rally on lift from insurers, M&A activity

By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday, hitting yet anot...

12th August, 2021

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Investing

FTSE 100 weighed down by Rio Tinto, Aviva leads gains

By Shashank Nayar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Thursd...

12th August, 2021

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Trading

Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher ahead of jobs report

By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded sharply on Thursday as...

12th August, 2021

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Trading

Crude futures settle higher and add gains on U.S. policy

By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil futures settled higher on Wednesday, changing course...

12th August, 2021

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Banking

Euronext says any details on new plan for Italy bourse ‘speculative’

By Valentina Za and Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) -Pan-European stock exchange Euronext on Wedne...

12th August, 2021

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Banking

Pound snaps 3-day losing streak vs dollar

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling reversed course and rose on Wednesday after three days of l...

12th August, 2021

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Business

Pandemic casts shadow over Prudential outlook as profit jumps

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -The coronavirus pandemic is making the short-term outlook uncertai...

12th August, 2021

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Business

French retailer Carrefour to launch $1.9 billion sale of Taiwan business -sources

By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – French retailer Carrefour is planning to launch a sale of its...

12th August, 2021

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Investing

Oil drops below $70 as U.S. urges OPEC+ to pump more

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil fell below $70 a barrel on Wednesday as the United States urged...

11th August, 2021

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Investing

German bond yields give up rise after U.S. price data

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Benchmark German bond yields dipped from near two-week highs on W...

11th August, 2021