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US inflation steady in August, fueling Fed rate hike expectations
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US consumer inflation was unchanged at 3. 4 percent in August, government data showed Friday,...
Oil prices, US inflation stoke Fed hike worries
New York (AFP) - High oil prices, record American diesel costs and hot US inflation data on Friday cemented investor...
Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?
Tokyo (AFP) - Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have...
From potato chips to silicon chips: lobbies cover all in Brussels
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - If there is an industry for it, there will be a lobby group representing its interests...
Business booms as lobbyists push ‘priorities’ in EU capital
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - In the shadow of the EU Parliament in Brussels, under a grand white tent filling a...
Stocks tumble as oil and inflation worries fan rate hike bets
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks sank on Friday after oil prices and bond yields spiked as the Middle East...
Surging oil prices, higher bond yields weigh on stocks
New York (AFP) - Oil prices surged Thursday as advances by Yemeni rebels threatened the flow of crude supplies while...
ECB lifts borrowing costs amid energy shock, opens door for more hikes
Berlin (AFP) - The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday for the second time this year as renewed Middle...
Stocks fall as fresh oil surge fans inflation fears
London (AFP) - Oil prices surged Thursday as advances by Yemeni rebels threatened the flow of oil supplies, fanning inflation...
Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat
Estremoz (Portugal) (AFP) - Equipped with headlamps and pruning shears, a team of farm workers navigate pitch-black darkness during a...
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