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Oil slides, stocks rise as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds
New York (AFP) - Oil prices sank for a second straight day and stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as a...
Oil slides, stocks jump amid Iran-Israel ceasefire uncertainty
London (AFP) - Oil prices sank and stock markets jumped Tuesday, even as uncertainty reined over a Israel-Iran ceasefire. In...
German budget plans outline vast spending – and record debt
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's government pledged Tuesday to make massive new investments by taking on record debt as it...
Oil prices drop as Israel agrees to ceasefire proposal
Tokyo (AFP) - Oil prices sank 3. 5 percent Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald...
German budget plans outline vast spending – and record debt
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's government pledged Tuesday to make massive new investments by taking on record debt as it...
Oil prices drop as Israel agrees to ceasefire proposal
Tokyo (AFP) - Oil prices sank 3. 5 percent Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald...
Better than gold: how Ecuador cashed in on surging cocoa prices
Milagro (Ecuador) (AFP) - In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans rather than bananas, the country's top agricultural export,...
Asian countries most vulnerable to Strait of Hormuz blockade
Tokyo (AFP) - Around 84 percent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the...
Star-packed, Covid-shaped ‘Death Stranding 2’ drops this week
Paris (AFP) - Japanese video game legend Hideo Kojima releases "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" this week, a star-studded...
Oil prices seesaw as investors await Iran response to US strikes
London (AFP) - Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran's response to US strikes on...
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