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Bank of England reports problems with CHAPS payments system
Blurred buses pass the Bank of England in the City of London on 7th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images The Bank of England said on Thursday that a “global payments issue” was affecting the interbank payments service CHAPS, delaying some high-value and time-sensitive payments including some […]
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Citadel’s Ken Griffin buys a stegosaurus for $45 million in a record auction sale
People look at a virtually complete Stegosaurus fossil on display at Sotheby’s on July 10, 2024 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late-Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever sold at […]
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European Central Bank holds interest rates, says domestic price pressures ‘still high’
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, after implementing a cut in June. “Monetary policy is keeping financing conditions restrictive. At the same time, domestic price pressures are still high, services inflation is elevated and headline inflation is likely to remain above the target well into next year,” the ECB’s Governing Council […]
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Germany to slash military aid budget in blow to Ukraine
A view of damaged building amidst rubble after the Russian missile attack in Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 16, 2024. Jose Colon | Anadolu | Getty Images Germany is set to significantly reduce funds dedicated to strengthening partner states in the areas of security, defense and stabilization — a section of its budget which […]
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UK plans law to prevent repeat of Liz Truss ‘mini-budget’ crisis that triggered bond sell-off
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss faces increasing pressure to resign. WPA Pool / Pool / Getty Images LONDON — The new U.K. government is on Thursday set to propose legislation to prevent “significant uncosted measures” from being announced without an analysis of their impact on public finances. The Labour government, which took power from the […]
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Nokia shares slide 8% after posting lowest quarterly net sales figure since 2015
BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 26: A logo sits illuminated at the Nokia booth in the Mobile World Congress 2024 on February 26, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images) Xavi Torrent | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Finnish telecom firm Nokia tumbled on Thursday after the company reported a 32% […]
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Volvo Cars jumps 7% after reporting a record core operating profit
A worker at a Volvo car store introduces the Volvo xc60 and other models via a live streaming in Shanghai, China, March 18, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Shares of Volvo Cars rose sharply on Thursday after the company reported a jump in annual operating profit for the second quarter. By 9:04 […]
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European Central Bank set to hold rates with inflation picture muddying demand for cuts
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank is set to keep interest rates steady this week after cutting in June for the first time since September 2019. The hold […]
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Asia chip stocks tumble amid news the U.S. may consider trade curbs
The moves from the U.S. came after Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is thinking about clamping down on firms exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China. Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images Chip stocks in Asia tumbled on Thursday following a tech selloff on Wall Street amid reports the U.S. […]
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TSMC second-quarter profit beats expectations as AI chip boom continues
TSMC offices in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday beat revenue and profit expectations in the second quarter, as demand for advanced chips used in AI applications continue to surge. Here are TSMC’s second-quarter results versus LSEG consensus […]
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