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Beware of these dollar-vulnerable stocks if they’re in your portfolio
The U.S. dollar has been strong this year, and that could mean bad news for companies dependent on international sales. The dollar index , which measures the U.S. currency’s performance against six other major trading currencies such as the euro and the yen, is up more than 6% this year. Earlier this month, the index […]
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Britain plans new safeguards for stablecoins that go bust in wake of Terra’s collapse
The world’s biggest stablecoin, tether, saw more than $10 billion in redemptions in May, fueling fears of a 2008-style “bank run.” Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images Britain wants to make sure stablecoins don’t end up threatening the wider financial system following the collapse of controversial crypto project Terra. The government on Tuesday proposed […]
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Israel signs historic trade deal with UAE, its biggest with any Arab country
Israeli national flags fly alongside United Arab Emirates national flags on the side of a road in Netanya, Israel, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Kobi Wolf | Bloomberg | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday penned a multi-billion dollar free trade agreement, the latest product of […]
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British pound is taking on ’emerging market’ characteristics, Bank of America says
A trader pauses while monitoring financial data on computer screens at ETX Capital, a broker of contracts-for-difference, in London, U.K. on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON – Sterling is in danger of becoming an “emerging market” currency as falling growth and growing risks cause investors to flee the […]
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Britain urges people with monkeypox to abstain from sex as cases rise
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters U.K. health authorities have urged anyone who tests positive for the monkeypox virus to abstain from sex until their symptoms have cleared. In new guidance released Monday, the U.K. Health Security Agency also recommended […]
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Euro zone inflation hits yet another record high as food and energy prices soar
A market in the city center of Bonn, Germany on Feb 5, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Prices in the euro zone continued their march higher in May, hitting a record high for the seventh month in a row. Inflation came in at 8.1% for the month, according to preliminary figures from Europe’s […]
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Russia hits back at the EU’s partial oil embargo, says it will find other importers for its crude
The EU’s partial embargo covers Russian oil brought into the bloc by sea, with an exemption carved out for imports delivered by pipeline following opposition from Hungary. Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images Moscow pledged to find other importers for its oil shortly after the world’s largest trading bloc agreed to impose a partial […]
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Unilever names activist investor Nelson Peltz to board
Nelson Peltz speaking at the 2019 Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 19, 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Unilever named Nelson Peltz as a board member on Tuesday, as it engages in talks about strategy with the American activist investor who now holds a roughly 1.5% stake in the consumer goods giant. London-listed […]
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Dutch DSM and Swiss Firmenich join forces in cash and shares deal
Dutch specialty chemicals maker DSM on Tuesday said it would merge with Swiss peer Firmenich in a deal involving shares and cash, to become a leading supplier of food ingredients and beauty and well-being products. The companies said the merger, expected to be finalised in the first half of next year, could lead to an […]
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Top crypto firms go on the hunt for acquisition targets as market crashes
Two top cryptocurrency companies, Ripple and FTX, told CNBC that they’re on the lookout for acquisitions as the industry hopes to drive growth through buying other firms. It is a sign that some crypto firms feel that they’re large enough and well capitalized to splash the cash on acquisitions. Brett Harrison, president of cryptocurrency exchange […]
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