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Yen rallies after Japan hikes rates, stocks rise before Fed
London (AFP) - The yen rallied against the dollar Wednesday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates for just...
US Fed expected to pause again and hint at September rate cut
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is highly unlikely to waver from its position of holding interest rates at...
Greece tries to tempt its emigrants back home
Athens (AFP) - When Konstantinos Tsanis got his doctorate in finance in 2011 at the height of Greece's debt crisis,...
Samsung Electronics says Q2 operating profits soar to $7.5 billion
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that its operating profits soared fifteen-fold to $7. 5 billion for the second...
Texas says Meta to pay $1.4 bn to settle photo-tagging lawsuit
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta has agreed to pay $1. 4 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating...
US Senate passes first major online child safety bills in years
Washington (AFP) - The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to...
Stock markets mostly higher before key earnings, rate calls
London (AFP) - Leading stock markets mostly rose Tuesday ahead of a slew of interest-rate decisions and earnings from big...
Spain watchdog fines Booking.com 413 mn euros
Madrid (AFP) - Spain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it had slapped online travel agency Booking. com with a record 413-million-euro...
Stock markets diverge before key earnings, rate calls
New York (AFP) - Leading stock markets diverged Tuesday ahead of a slew of interest rate decisions and earnings reports...
Oil giant BP reports tumbling profits in first half
London (AFP) - BP on Tuesday announced tumbling profits for the first half, with the British oil and gas giant...
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