Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians were braving some of the hottest weather seen in more than a century on Thursday with Moscow breaki..
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UK’s Barclays to sell German consumer finance business
(Reuters) -Barclays is selling its German consumer finance business to Austrian bank BAWAG Group AG for a small premium to net assets..
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Ericsson to book $1.1 billion impairment on weaker outlook for Vonage
(Reuters) -Mobile telecoms equipment maker Ericsson said on Wednesday it will record a noncash impairment charge of 11.4 billion Swed..
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Dollar on defensive after soft data, battered yen under watch
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the back foot on Thursday after U.S. economic data continued to point to slowing growth, off..
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World stocks rise on rate cut bets, yen flounders at 38-year lows
LONDON (Reuters) -Shares around the world rose on Wednesday as comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reinforced expectatio..
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Sterling set for fifth daily rise ahead of UK election
LONDON (Reuters) – The pound rose on Wednesday, taking advantage of a softening in the dollar and a reading of business activit..
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Development banks get ratings boost on climate clauses and hybrid bonds
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The World Bank and other top development banks got a double boost on Tuesday as Fitch said deb..
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Spain to crack down on holiday rentals to address housing crisis
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government on Wednesday announced a crackdown on short-term and seasonal holiday lettings amid ..
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Oil rises on US crude inventory draw, Mideast tensions
By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday after industry data showed a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude..
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UK’s Vodafone and Virgin Media agree new network sharing deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 agreed a new network sharing agreement to extend their existing..
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