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Global stock markets diverge after global rally
London (AFP) - Global stock markets diverged and the dollar was mixed against main rivals Friday following an equities rally...
Asian markets track Wall Street record to extend global rally
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose Friday to build on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest...
Cathay Airbus engine fire linked to cleaning: EU regulator
Paris (AFP) - A cleaning process leading to fuel hose degradation during refurbishment may have caused a recent Airbus A350...
Rate cut could lift consumer spirits before US elections
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a...
Bank of England freezes rate after jumbo US cut
London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5. 0 percent, deciding against...
Equity markets rally after jumbo US rate cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged...
Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI
Paris (AFP) - A group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its "fragmented and...
Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
Havana (AFP) - Subsidized food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and...
US stocks dip despite larger Fed interest rate cut
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks dipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced a half a percentage-point interest rate...
US Fed makes aggressive rate cut, weeks before election
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first...
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