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Stocks advance, but heavy data week keeps investors wary

Stocks advance, but heavy data week keeps investors wary

(Reuters) – Global stocks advanced on Tuesday as a flicker of investor risk appetite lifted equities, although trading was cauti..

UK businesses stuck in reverse in October, surveys show

UK businesses stuck in reverse in October, surveys show

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s businesses reported another decline in activity this month and cost pressures cooled further, survey..

Governments, firms should spend more on AI safety, top researchers say

Governments, firms should spend more on AI safety, top researchers say

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence companies and governments should allocate at least one third of their AI research ..

Coca-Cola lifts forecasts as earnings sparkle on higher prices, steady demand

Coca-Cola lifts forecasts as earnings sparkle on higher prices, steady demand

(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co on Tuesday raised its annual sales and profit forecasts for a second time this year, riding on resilien..

Dollar higher as US business activity ticks up in October

Dollar higher as US business activity ticks up in October

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar climbed against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as a slew of fresh economic data highlighted the stre..

UK to release experimental jobless data instead of standard numbers

UK to release experimental jobless data instead of standard numbers

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it would publish an experimental adjusted estimate of Brit..

Analysis-Swiss franc shines as investors scramble for safe assets

Analysis-Swiss franc shines as investors scramble for safe assets

LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) – The potential for the Israel-Hamas conflict to worsen and poor corporate earnings have sent investors ..

Malta to ban rented e-scooters from March

Malta to ban rented e-scooters from March

VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta will ban all rental e-scooters from March 1 because of the inconvenience they cause pedestrians, the ..

Wall Street dips as benchmark US bond yields breach 5%

Wall Street dips as benchmark US bond yields breach 5%

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street dipped on Friday as investors neared the finish line of a week marked with mixed earnings, warnings of..

Oil set for second weekly gain on Gaza escalation fears

Oil set for second weekly gain on Gaza escalation fears

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed on Friday and were on track to rise for a second week on heightened fears that the Israel-..