Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead
(Reuters) – The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits […]
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Iowa governor says she will appeal judge's order to allow mask mandates in schools
(Reuters) – The governor of Iowa has said she will appeal a temporary order by a federal judge that aims to allow schools to enforce […]
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Indebted developer China Evergrande says property sales continue to drop, warns again it could default
The Chinese property giant said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange it expects a "significant" continued decline in sales this month. Evergrande […]
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Canada's Trudeau sought an election he risks losing with only a week to go
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had hoped to secure a majority in parliament when he called a snap election, but a lackluster […]
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Algeria aims for $2.6 billion increase in energy investment next year
Slideshow ( 2 images )ALGIERS (Reuters) – OPEC member Algeria plans to increase investment in its oil and gas sector by $2.6 billion next year […]
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Beijing's master plan behind China's tech crackdown
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Shares in Alibaba slumped again on Monday after the Financial Times reported that Beijing is planning to break up Alipay, the hugely […]
Continue reading »FOREX-Dollar hits two-week high as Fed tapering expectations grow
* Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The dollar stengthened to a two-week high versus a basket of major currencies on […]
Continue reading »Hellman & Friedman raises bid for Germany's Zooplus to $3.9 billion
(Reuters) – Zooplus AG, one of Europe’s largest online pet supplies’ retailers, said on Sunday that Hellman & Friedman has raised its takeover offer for […]
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Kansas City Southern plans to accept Canadian Pacific's $27 billion bid
(Reuters) -Kansas City Southern said on Sunday it planned to accept Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd’s $27.2 billion cash-and-stock acquisition offer as superior to its $29.6 […]
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No vaccine passports: UK PM to set out winter COVID-19 plan
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week set out his plans to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the winter months, announcing […]
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UK PM to set out COVID winter strategy next week, says health minister
Slideshow ( 2 images )LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week set out plans to manage the COVID-19 pandemic over the […]
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys for 9\/10
The broad markets continued their slide into the weekend marking the fifth straight day of losses. ARK funds tracked similarly. ARKX performed the best out […]
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U.S. judge in 'Fortnite' case strikes down Apple's in-app payment restrictions
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday issued a ruling in “Fortnite” creator Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc’s App Store, striking down some […]
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Friday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Tower, Best Buy, Beyond Meat, Freeport McMoRan, First Solar, UnitedHealth and More
Friday morning’s futures saw a massive jump, bunking the negative trend and four-day losing streak we saw this week. What kicked off this losing streak […]
Continue reading »GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares bounce, dollar dips as Biden-Xi call helps mood
* MSCI World up 0.3% following Asia gains * Dollar down 0.2%, but eyes weekly gain * Oil up on U.S. supply concerns LONDON, Sept […]
Continue reading »UPDATE 2-China Aug new bank loans rise to 1.22 trln yuan, miss forecast
* Aug new loans 1.22 trln yuan vs f’cast 1.30 trln yuan * Aug M2 money supply +8.2% y/y, vs f’cast of +8.4% * Aug […]
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Oil recovers as tight U.S. supplies offset China reserves sales plan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday on growing signs of tightness in U.S. markets after Hurricane Ida hit offshore output, although benchmarks were heading […]
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys for 9\/9
The broad markets continued their slide on Thursday with all the major averages pulling back for the fourth day in a row. ARK Invest funds […]
Continue reading »GRAINS-Wheat hits 6-week low, set for weekly loss of 5%
CANBERRA, Sept 10 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures edged lower on Friday to hit a six-week low as expectations of ample global supplies pushed the […]
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Popular vaccination minister Kono to enter race for Japan's next leader
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s popular vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is set to announce his candidacy on Friday for leader of the country’s ruling political party […]
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