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Explainer-Will Market Mayhem Erupt if US Bans Russian Aluminium?

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easyJet Says Demand Holding up in Uncertain Times

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Western Investors Need to Remove the Bias They Didn’t Know They Had

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Rouble Hits Multi-Month Low Past 64 vs Dollar on Ukraine Escalation Fears

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Diagnostics Firm Bio-Rad in Talks to Merge With Qiagen – Wsj

Date: October 11, 2022

(Reuters) -California-based diagnostics company Bio-Rad Laboratories is in talks to merge with Qiagen NV, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Talks between the two companies have been going on for a while but an agreement is unlikely for another few weeks, the report said. U.S-listed shares of Qiagen...

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UAE’s Adnoc to Open Swiss Trading Office Next Year

Date: October 11, 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – The trading arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is set to open an office in Geneva next year and a representative office in London, four sources familiar with the matter said. ADNOC declined to comment. It has been building up a trading division since 2018 and counts two divisions –...

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Crimea Bridge Blast: Why Is Bridge Important and What Happened to It

Date: October 11, 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on Saturday, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. Russian officials said the explosion was caused by a truck that blew up while crossing the bridge, killing three people. President Vladimir Putin has branded...

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Why Tech Companies Should Be Investing in Africa: A Hub of Talent and Growth

Date: October 10, 2022

By Simon Mullis, CTO at Venari Security Africa is currently blossoming with entrepreneurial potential. The continent has the world’s largest free-trade area, and now boasts seven unicorns, up from zero in 2015. Not only this, but it has the largest percentage of entrepreneurs among the working-age adult population of any continent globally. Prior to the pandemic, entrepreneurialism was already...

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EU Countries Eye Deal on More Energy Measures Within Weeks

Date: October 10, 2022

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries will seek a November deal on more emergency measures to tackle high gas prices, officials said, although countries still disagree on what form those measures would take and whether they should cap gas prices. As Europe heads into a winter of scarce Russian gas supplies and...

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Bmw Group Sales Drop Slightly in Q3

Date: October 10, 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) -BMW sold nearly as many cars in the third quarter as it did in the same period a year before, after the war in Ukraine and supply shortages led to a drop in deliveries in the first half of 2022, said the German carmaker on Monday. Group sales were down 0.9% compared with...