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China Bans Export of Key Minerals to U.S. As Trade Frictions Escalate
Date: December 3, 2024
By Amy Lv and Tony Munroe (Reuters) -China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it said on Tuesday, a day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. A commerce ministry directive on dual-use items with both military and...

NATO Expected to Sidestep Ukraine’s Call for Quick Invite
Date: December 3, 2024
By Sabine Siebold and Humeyra Pamuk BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine’s call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv’s hopes of a political boost as it struggles on the battlefield and awaits Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In a letter to his...

Banks Boost Stoxx 600 to Month High, France’s Political Turmoil in Focus
Date: December 3, 2024
By Joao Manuel Vicente Mauricio and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) –Bank shares steered Europe’s STOXX 600 index to a near one-month high on Tuesday, while investors kept a close watch on France’s political turmoil as the likelihood of the government’s collapse sent shockwaves through its markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.6% as of 0930 GMT,...

Pershing Square to Delist From Euronext Amsterdam
Date: December 3, 2024
(Reuters) – Pershing Square Holdings said on Monday it plans to delist its shares from Euronext Amsterdam, after billionaire Bill Ackman urged its board last month. The investment holding company, in which Ackman and his family own a 23% stake, said its shares will continue to be traded in dollars and pounds on the main...

Exclusive-Norway Wealth Fund’s Watchdog to Probe Shoemakers, Crypto Firms Over Ethics in 2025
Date: December 3, 2024
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s ethics watchdog will next year investigate shoemakers, crypto firms and gambling operators in which the fund has holdings for potential ethical breaches, which could lead the influential investor to sell its shares. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which owns 1.5% of listed shares across...

As a Hedge Against Inflation: Buy Gold Coins and Store Them in a Safe Deposit Box
Date: December 2, 2024
During turbulent economic times, minimizing your investment risk is the thing to do. There are favourite investment objects such as stocks and real estate. However, it should be noted that gold is an excellent material that has always been in demand and appreciated as a long-term investment instrument and as an inflation hedge. Purchasing gold...
