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Stocks rise on China-US hopes, gold and silver slump
New York (AFP) - Most stock markets extended gains Tuesday on signs that China-US trade tensions were easing and as...
Conservative Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative saying she wanted...
European airlines drop vague promises on carbon offsets
Paris (AFP) - European airlines are starting to become prudent when promoting flight carbon-offset measures, such as reforestation, following courtroom...
Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies ‘greenwashing’ case
Paris (AFP) - A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling Thursday whether French oil and gas giant...
China hawk Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social...
Stocks rise on China-US hopes, Japan’s new PM lifts Tokyo
London (AFP) - Most stock markets extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing and as...
US stocks rise to open big earnings week
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rose early Monday as markets looked ahead to a heavy week of corporate...
Stock markets climb as China-US trade fears ease
New York (AFP) - Stock markets rose Monday after conciliatory comments from US President Donald Trump eased worries about China-US...
Shares in French bank BNP Paribas plummet after US verdict
Paris (AFP) - Shares in France's biggest bank, BNP Paribas, sank more than seven percent in trading on Monday, following...
Trial opens in Klarna’s $8.3-bn lawsuit against Google
Stockholm (AFP) - A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner,...
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