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Global shares and dollar higher as markets eye Fed rate cuts

By Chibuike Oguh and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Global shares and the dollar o...

4th December, 2025

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Finance

War insurance costs spike for ship owners as Black Sea threats grow, sources say

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea ha...

4th December, 2025

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Finance

Trading Day: Fed hopes fire risk rally

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Stocks rose while U.S. bond yields and the dol...

4th December, 2025

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Finance

China's foreign minister urges France to support its position on Japan

BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's position on Tuesday on remark...

3rd December, 2025

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Finance

Trading Day: World shivers on Japan rate chill

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Global bond yields rose and stocks fell on Mon...

2nd December, 2025

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Finance

OPEC+ holds oil output steady, agrees capacity mechanism

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON/MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) - OPEC+ agreed to...

30th November, 2025

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Finance

Oil prices settle down at lowest in a month as US seeks Russia-Ukraine peace deal

By Helen Clark PERTH (Reuters) -Oil prices extended their decline for a third straight session on Fr...

21st November, 2025

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Norway wealth fund may invest in top defence firms after 21-year ban

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Unnerved by the Ukraine war and U.S. President Donald Trump's whip...

13th November, 2025

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Finance

OPEC shifts oil outlook to see small surplus in 2026

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -World oil supply is expected to match demand next year in a reflect...

12th November, 2025

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Finance

World food prices fall for second consecutive month in October, UN's FAO says

LONDON (Reuters) -World food commodity prices fell for a second consecutive month in October, driven...

7th November, 2025

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TotalEnergies forecasts rising oil demand until 2040 as energy transition slows

By America Hernandez PARIS -French oil major TotalEnergies sees global oil demand rising through 204...

4th November, 2025

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OPEC+ agrees to small December oil output hike, and Q1 pause

LONDON (Reuters) -Eight OPEC+ countries on Sunday agreed to raise oil output in December by 137,000...

2nd November, 2025