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UK equities head for best week since mid-March

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday, putting the blue-chip index on...

27th May, 2022

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Sterling heads for second weekly gain after UK household support plan

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pound looked set for a second weekly rise and was close to a one-month...

27th May, 2022

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European shares rise for third day as aggressive rate hike bets ease

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European shares extended gains for a third straight session on Friday and...

27th May, 2022

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Retailers lift European stocks but growth worries persist

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European markets rose on Thursday with the retail sector leading the char...

26th May, 2022

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Oil jumps 3% to 2-month high as EU seeks to ban Russian crude

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 3% to a two-month high on Thursday on si...

26th May, 2022

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Global shares rally on relief after Fed minutes

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock markets broadly rose on Thursday and bo...

26th May, 2022

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Pound touches 3-week high, UK household support plan in place

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling briefly touched its highest level in three weeks on T...

26th May, 2022

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Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 billion deal

By Chavi Mehta and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Broadcom Inc said on Thursday it will acquire cloud computi...

26th May, 2022

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Factors That Affect the Price of Gold

Gold is a precious metal that has remained symbolic over centuries for different reasons. Gold is a...

26th May, 2022

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Dollar edges back towards one-month low

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar edged back towards a one-month low on Thursday, a...

26th May, 2022

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Shares steady and yields drop on Fed minutes relief

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World stock markets broadly stabilised on Thursday and bond yield...

26th May, 2022

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Oil climbs on tight supply, prospect of EU ban on Russian supply

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending a cautious rally this week...

26th May, 2022