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Goldman Sachs profits rise on strong equity trading results
New York (AFP) - Goldman Sachs reported Monday higher first-quarter profits on strength in equity trading, offsetting a hit from...
Argentine peso depreciates after exchange controls lifted
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's currency dropped 8. 4 percent against the US dollar as markets opened in Buenos Aires...
Xi calls on China, Vietnam to ‘oppose unilateral bullying’ on regional tour
Hanoi (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday called on his country and Vietnam to "oppose unilateral bullying", Beijing's...
Trump says no one ‘off the hook’ on tariffs but markets rise
Washington (AFP) - Stock markets on Monday welcomed US tariff exemptions for electronics, but President Donald Trump signalled the reprieve...
Meta faces landmark US antitrust trial
Washington (AFP) - Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its...
UK govt races against time to keep steel furnaces running
London (AFP) - Britain's government on Monday raced to secure raw materials to keep the country's last steelmaking blast furnaces...
Helicopter company that ran deadly New York tour shuts down
Washington (AFP) - The helicopter tour company behind a crash in New York that killed six people last week is...
Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’ as he arrives in Vietnam
Hanoi (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no...
Stocks rise on tech tariffs respite, gold hits new high
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose firmly on Monday after fears over US President Donald Trump's trade war were tempered...
Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’ as starts SE Asia tour
Hanoi (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have...
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