Stocks rally rolls on into March
London (AFP) - Stocks markets continued to push into record territory across the globe on Friday as investor excitement over ...
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Cuba’s 500% fuel price rise to take effect Friday: government
Havana (AFP) - A 500 percent fuel price hike will take effect in Cuba this week, a month later than ...
Global stocks mostly up despite tepid consumer confidence data
New York (AFP) - Global equities mostly rose Tuesday despite lackluster consumer confidence data in the United States and Germany, ...
Thousands of Nigerians protest soaring costs
Abuja (AFP) - Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a ...
Germany cuts 2024 growth forecast as economic woes pile up
Berlin (AFP) - The German government slashed its growth forecast for 2024 on Wednesday, warning that Europe's largest economy was ...
China stocks jump after rate cut as markets await US tech earnings
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks jumped Wednesday after Beijing's latest measures to boost the stuttering economy, ...
HSBC reports ‘record profit’ of $30.3 bn in 2023
Hong Kong (AFP) - HSBC said Wednesday it achieved "record profit" in 2023 as pre-tax gains soared by nearly 80 ...
German economy buffeted by ‘perfect storm’
Berlin (AFP) - Weaker exports, costly energy and a stuttering green transition have combined to form a "perfect storm" for ...
Global stocks mostly lower despite China rate cut
London (AFP) - Wall Street and European stocks mostly fell on Tuesday as gains made in Asia after China's central bank ...
China cuts key mortgage rate to boost economy
Beijing (AFP) - China's central bank on Tuesday cut a key benchmark lending rate used to price mortgages, as Beijing ...
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