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Stock markets rise awaiting US rate cut next week
London (AFP) - US and European stock markets rose, gold hit a record high and the dollar fell on Friday...
Climate finance talks make little progress before UN summit
Paris (AFP) - International negotiations on money to help developing countries tackle climate change concluded without a breakthrough this week,...
Troubled Deutsche Bahn sells logistics unit to Danish group
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Troubled German rail operator Deutsche Bahn announced Friday the sale of its logistics unit Schenker to...
Japan ranks 7-Eleven owner ‘core’ industry, complicating takeover
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese finance ministry on Friday designated the parent company of 7-Eleven a "core" industry, a move...
China bans PwC for six months over Evergrande audit
Beijing (AFP) - Accountancy giant PwC was banned in China Friday for six months and slapped with a fine of...
Boeing workers strike after rejecting contract
Seattle (AFP) - Thousands of Boeing factory workers in the United States walked off the job Friday after voting overwhelmingly...
Most markets rise as traders gear up for Fed rate cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose Friday while the yen sat around nine-month highs and gold hit a...
Support for Trump, questions for Harris in pro-fracking Pennsylvania
West Bethlehem Township (United States) (AFP) - For Pennsylvania farmer George Wherry, 85, fracking for natural gas under his otherwise...
ECB cuts rates again, Lagarde backs EU reform call
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate again Thursday as inflation cools while president...
Stocks rally on cooler US inflation, before ECB rate call
London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets rallied Thursday following some strong gains in Asia and on Wall Street thanks...
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