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Economy
OECD lifts 2024 growth forecasts, driven by US
Paris (AFP) - The OECD raised its global economic growth forecast for 2024 on Thursday, driven by strong performances in...
French govt to ‘fight’ TotalEnergies New York listing
Paris (AFP) - France will "fight" to keep oil and gas giant TotalEnergies from shifting its main stock market listing...
Shell logs sliding profits as revenues sink
London (AFP) - British energy major Shell on Thursday posted sharply lower first-quarter net profit on sinking revenues, but adjusted...
UK drugmaker GSK posts mixed first-quarter earnings
London (AFP) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday said its net profit sank in the first quarter on higher exceptional...
Evictions surge in Arizona with housing shortage and rising prices
Phoenix (AFP) - Wearing a bulletproof vest and with a gun strapped to his waist, Constable Lennie McCloskey opens his...
US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at 23-year high
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady for a sixth straight meeting, keeping the...
US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at 23-year high
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a sixth straight meeting on Wednesday, keeping the...
Pfizer profits drop on lower Covid-19 product sales
New York (United States) (AFP) - Pfizer reported a drop in profits on lower sales of Covid-19 related profits Wednesday...
UK drugmaker GSK posts mixed first-quarter earnings
London (AFP) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday said its net profit sank in the first quarter on higher exceptional...
US private sector job growth higher than expected: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the US private sector cooled in April but job growth was still higher than anticipated,...
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