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Europe stocks shrug off Wall Street retreat
London (AFP) - Europe's major stock markets rose Thursday, with London energised by the previous day's oil price surge, while...
Asian markets mixed after Wall St retreat, tech hit by chip fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tech firms took a hit Thursday following big losses for their Wall Street-listed counterparts after a...
Asian markets drop with Wall St as Biden sparks fresh chip fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets sank with Wall Street on Thursday after a warning from the White House that...
Wall Street stocks hit by China worries, pullback in tech
New York (AFP) - Wall Street's main indices mostly tumbled Wednesday as fears of heightened trade tensions with China hit...
Dinosaur skeleton breaks auction record with $44.6 mn sale in New York
New York (AFP) - The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found, nicknamed Apex, sold for a record breaking $44. 6 million...
Wall Street stocks hit by China worries, gold hits record
London (AFP) - Wall Street's main indices tumbled at the start of trading Wednesday as fears of heightened trade tensions...
Europe stocks dented by UK inflation; gold hits new peak
London (AFP) - Europe's stock markets slid Wednesday as stronger-than-expected UK inflation data doused hopes of a British interest rate...
Stocks swing as rate bets offset by Trump inflation talk
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities were mixed Wednesday while gold hit a fresh record as expectations for a US interest...
Dow soars to fresh record while gold prices hit all-time high
New York (AFP) - The Dow rocketed to a fresh record Tuesday while gold prices also hit an all-time peak,...
Equities mixed on flat retail sales, IMF inflation warning as gold soars
London (AFP) - Global stock markets fluctuated Tuesday on rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House...
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