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Stocks Recoup Losses After Putin’s Nuclear Threat; Fed Keeps Dollar Buoyant
Date: September 21, 2022
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global equities shook off an early knock to risk appetite and rebounded on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of “nuclear blackmail”, sparking a brief flight to safe-haven assets like gold and bonds. European stocks pared earlier losses and mostly rose, helping boost U.S. stock futures, as...
Stocks Fall, Bonds and Gold Gain as Russia Threats Add to Fed Jitters
Date: September 21, 2022
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks fell, while safe havens such as government bonds and the dollar rose, as anxious investors fled risk assets after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a mobilisation over Ukraine and accused the West of “nuclear blackmail”. European currencies came under fire, with the euro dropping 0.4% to $0.9932...
Cryptoverse: After Merge, Ether Heads for a $20 Billion Shanghai Splurge
Date: September 20, 2022
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The Merge came, saw and conquered. Not that you’d guess from crypto prices. The Ethereum blockchain’s mega-upgrade finally went live on Sept. 15, moving it to a less energy-intensive “proof of stake” (PoS) system with hardly a hiccup. Even though anticipation of the event had seen...
In Westminster Abbey, the Deafening Sound of Silence to Honour Queen Elizabeth
Date: September 19, 2022
By Michael Holden WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London (Reuters) – As the last notes of the poignant Last Post trumpet fanfare echoed around the vaulted ceilings of London’s historic Westminster Abbey, a deep silence pervaded the majestic gothic cathedral. In the building where for a thousand years the monarchs of England and later Britain have been crowned,...
The Life and Death of Queen Elizabeth
Date: September 19, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died on Sept. 8 aged 96. Her funeral is taking place on Monday. Following is a timeline of the queen’s life and reign: April 21, 1926 – Elizabeth is born at 2:40 a.m. at 17 Bruton Street, London, and christened...
Two-Thirds of Iaea Board Backs Western Statement Pressuring Iran
Date: September 15, 2022
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two-thirds of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors endorsed a non-binding statement by the United States, Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday pressing Iran to explain why uranium traces were found at three undeclared sites. At its last quarterly meeting in June the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors...