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TradingChina Stimulus Pushes Global Shares to New Peak, Boosts Commodities
TradingEuropean Shares Edge Higher as Traders Brace for Data-Packed Week
InvestingEuropean Shares Slip but Set for Weekly Gains; Mercedes Drops
FinanceBritain Needs Finance Sector Strategy to Tap Foreign Billions, Report Says
Artificial Heart Maker Carmat’s Shares Slide on $11.5 Million Capital Hike
Date: September 18, 2024
(Reuters) -Artificial heart maker Carmat announced a capital increase of an initial 10.3 million euros ($11.5 million) on Wednesday to cover “short-term working capital needs”, sending its shares down more than 13%. The French firm, which has launched a series of capital increases since September 2023, after flagging supply chain issues that threatened its survival,...
French Millers Face Long Grind as Rain-Hit Wheat Harvest Comes In
Date: September 18, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – Flour mills in France are facing higher costs and a long search for grain as they feel the effects of a dire wheat harvest, the country’s milling industry association said. Heavy rain and below-normal sunshine during the growing season led to a soft wheat crop with the smallest volume since the 1980s...
Bp to Sell Its US Onshore Wind Business
Date: September 17, 2024
(Reuters) -BP plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced on Monday, saying the assets were not aligned with its growth plans. BP said it will launch the sale process shortly for the wind assets, bp Wind Energy, which has interests in 10 operating onshore wind energy assets across seven U.S....
Tech Takes Stocks Higher as ECB Prepares Rate Cut
Date: September 12, 2024
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Share markets enjoyed a fourth straight day of gains on Thursday as the prospect of another ECB rate cut pinned shorter-term euro zone borrowing costs near to their lowest level since the end of 2022, and the euro to a 4-month nadir. An overnight rally in supersized U.S. tech...
Zara Owner Inditex Sees Early Autumn Sales Perk up After Summer Slowdown
Date: September 11, 2024
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported a jump in sales of its autumn/winter collection on Wednesday, boosting its share price as the world’s largest listed fashion retailer recovered from a summer marred by poor weather. Shares in Spain’s Inditex were up 4.6% by 0855 GMT, outperforming the IBEX35 which was up 1.1%....
European Shares Rise on Real Estate Boost
Date: September 10, 2024
By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – European shares climbed on Tuesday, boosted by the real-estate sector, while investors also awaited the widely expected rate cut by the European Central Bank later in the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3% after gaining nearly 1% on Monday. Rate-sensitive real estate sector advanced 1% ahead of the...