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Stocks end strong year with a whimper as yields apply pressure

Stocks end strong year with a whimper as yields apply pressure

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks declined on Tuesday as elevated U.S. Treasury yields again contributed to a lackluster close in an o..

BMW, Yamaha Motor back US rare earths startup Phoenix Tailings

BMW, Yamaha Motor back US rare earths startup Phoenix Tailings

(Reuters) –     BMW and Yamaha Motor have invested in U.S.-based rare earths processing startup Phoenix Tailings, the latest mov..

Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year’s speech

Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year’s speech

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he recognised that his decision to call early parliamentary election..

Swiss central bank faces call to hold bitcoin in reserves

Swiss central bank faces call to hold bitcoin in reserves

ZURICH (Reuters) –     A proposal to oblige the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold bitcoin was set in motion in an initiative pub..

Britain’s energy price cap to rise 3% in April, Cornwall Insight says

Britain’s energy price cap to rise 3% in April, Cornwall Insight says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s domestic energy price cap is expected to rise a further 3% in April, with geopolitical instab..

UK approves Merck’s therapy for rare lung condition

UK approves Merck’s therapy for rare lung condition

(Reuters) – UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Tuesday it had approved Merck’s ..

Inside luxury goods’ broken audit system

Inside luxury goods’ broken audit system

By Elisa Anzolin, Emilio Parodi and Silvia Ognibene MILAN (Reuters) – LVMH-owned Dior’s production arm in Italy, Manufactu..

Cycling-Britain’s Finucane sets out target for triple gold in LA

Cycling-Britain’s Finucane sets out target for triple gold in LA

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s twice world champion Emma Finucane says she is ready to go back to square one in her quest to..

Markets in 2024: Wall Street’s high-octane rally keeps investors captive to the US

Markets in 2024: Wall Street’s high-octane rally keeps investors captive to the US

By Naomi Rovnick, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rodrigo Campos LONDON (Reuters) – Markets that began the year with investors expecting a ..

Steady sterling on track for best G10 performance against dollar in 2024

Steady sterling on track for best G10 performance against dollar in 2024

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound was little changed on the final trading day of the year on Tuesday, leaving it o..