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Stocks diverge as bitcoin hits record high
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets diverged Thursday and bitcoin hit a record high on the eve of...
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp cuts targets as US tariffs weigh
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Thyssenkrupp's shares slumped Thursday as the struggling German industrial giant slashed its sales forecasts due to...
Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray
Geneva (AFP) - Attempts to secure a landmark treaty combating plastic pollution descended into disarray on the penultimate day of...
Stocks extend gains on US rate cut bets
New York (AFP) - Stock markets rose Wednesday, with Wall Street building on the previous day's record highs after steady...
‘Stop production’: Small US firms battered by shifting tariffs
Washington (AFP) - When US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on almost all trading partners in April, Ben Knepler contacted...
Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security
Paris (AFP) - Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer...
Elon Musk accuses App Store of favoring OpenAI
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Elon Musk has taken his feud against OpenAI to the App Store, accusing Apple...
US indices power to fresh records after benign inflation data
New York (AFP) - Global stocks mostly rose on Tuesday, with Wall Street indices ending at fresh records as US...
Disgraced crypto mogul Do Kwon changes plea to guilty in US court
New York (AFP) - South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon pleaded guilty to fraud charges in front of a New...
Stocks rise on restrained US inflation
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose on Tuesday as US inflation data showed a still-subdued impact from US President Donald...
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