Stocks diverge tracking US-China trade progress
London (AFP) - European stock markets dipped Friday following solid gains in Asia as investors reacted to fresh optimism over ...
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Japan inflation rises as new PM eyes economic package
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation accelerated last month, official data showed Friday, ahead of a maiden policy speech by new ...
‘Mixed performance’: Heineken beer sales down
Amsterdam (AFP) - Dutch brewer Heineken Wednesday reported a steep drop in beer sales in the third quarter, driven by ...
Argentina’s central bank intervenes to halt run on peso
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentina's central bank said Tuesday it had sold $45. 5 million dollars on the foreign ...
Brewing crisis: java-loving NY confronts soaring coffee costs
New York (AFP) - New Yorkers run on coffee. From high-end experimental boutique cafes to the humble sidewalk cart, millions ...
Argentine peso drops against dollar despite US backing
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentines scrambled Friday to buy dollars and household items as the peso depreciated against the ...
Caracas records 8.7 pct growth but Venezuelans lament economic woes
Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's economy grew by 8. 7 percent in the third quarter, the country's central bank announced Thursday, ...
Europe ‘well positioned’ for future shocks: ECB’s Lagarde
Washington (AFP) - Europe, under pressure from US tariffs and the war in Ukraine, is in a strong position to ...
Asian markets rally as Fed cut hopes trump trade war fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stocks jumped Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome ...
Gold tops $4,000 for first time on political, economic worries
New York (AFP) - Gold topped $4,000 an ounce for the first time Wednesday as investors flocked to the safe ...
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