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Oil slumps 5% on recession worries, strong U.S. dollar

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices tumbled about 5% on Friday to four-week low, on wo...

17th June, 2022

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WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ talks

By Emma Farge and Philip Blenkinsop GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Trade Organization agreed the first...

17th June, 2022

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The sea mines floating between Ukraine’s grain stocks and the world

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukrai...

10th June, 2022

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Analysis: Global investment banking faces tougher times after blockbuster year

By Saeed Azhar and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – A dearth of IPOs, a plunge in stock prices and slowing g...

10th June, 2022

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Oil slips on China lockdowns, but bullish trends intact

By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Thursday but still hovered near three-mont...

9th June, 2022

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Oil prices advance despite U.S. inventory rise

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday, despite a likely rise in U.S. oil s...

8th June, 2022

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Senegal leader says Putin showed readiness to free up Ukrainian grain exports

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Russia’s Vladimir Putin had...

3rd June, 2022

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No end to Ukraine war in sight, hunger crisis looms – UN

GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations officials warned on Friday that a protracted war in Ukraine threat...

3rd June, 2022

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Oil edges higher as supply still seen tight after OPEC+ hike

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil edged higher on Friday, supported by expectations that OPEC’s d...

3rd June, 2022

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Food prices dip in May, cereal output set to decline, U.N. agency says

ROME (Reuters) – World food prices dipped in May for a second consecutive month after hitting a reco...

3rd June, 2022

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Moscow calls EU move to phase out Russian oil ‘self-destructive’

(Reuters) -Russia warned on Thursday that the European Union’s decision to partially phase out Russi...

2nd June, 2022

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Australia set for 3rd year of bumper wheat harvests, easing world supply woes

By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia is poised for a third year of near-record wheat pr...

2nd June, 2022