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US stocks end at records as markets eye tariff deadline
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stock indices ended at fresh records Friday as US investors bet on additional trade...
Trade on agenda as Trump lands in Scotland for diplomacy and golf
Turnberry (United Kingdom) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump landed in Scotland on Friday for a five-day visit set to...
Trump says ’50/50 chance’ of US-EU trade deal
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump said Friday there was a 50 percent chance of a trade deal with the European...
Stock markets turn lower as trade deal rally fades
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly fell Friday as the latest trade-related rally lost momentum, with investors also digesting a...
Global stocks mostly rise on trade deal hopes while Tesla plummets
New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly bumped upwards Thursday as hopes grew that the European Union could strike a...
Trump, Fed chief Powell bicker during tense central bank visit
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump and US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell appeared together for a tense meeting Thursday as...
First half net profit plunges 22% at French luxury group LVMH
Paris (AFP) - French luxury group LVMH saw net profit plummet 22 percent in the first half of 2025, the...
Trump tours Fed, ramping up war on central bank
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump arrived for a tour of the US Federal Reserve Thursday as the president escalates pressure...
Stocks mostly rise on EU-US trade deal hopes
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly extended gains Thursday as optimism grew that the European Union could soon strike a...
Germans reluctant to open wallets despite easing inflation
Berlin (AFP) - The cost-of-living crisis may be easing in Germany but that has not sparked a shopping frenzy just...
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