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European stocks close lower as markets assess U.S. outlook; autos down 2.3%
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European stocks close lower as markets assess U.S. outlook; autos down 2.3%

A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks closed lower Thursday as regional investors reacted to […]

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Computing company Raspberry Pi to elevate 1 million in exceptional London tech IPO
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Computing company Raspberry Pi to elevate $211 million in exceptional London tech IPO

A Raspberry Pi 2 Model B solitary-board laptop. Olly Curtis | Long term Publishing | Long term | Getty Pictures British computing startup Raspberry Pi on Tuesday is set to elevate £166 million ($211.2 million) from its initial community giving, in a rare earn for London’s main inventory trade which has struggled to appeal to […]

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Europe shares slide right after France’s Macron phone calls snap election CAC 40 down 1.8%, SocGen falls 5%
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Europe shares slide right after France’s Macron phone calls snap election CAC 40 down 1.8%, SocGen falls 5%

An staff enters sliding doors decorated with the stars of the European Union (EU) flag at the Berlaymont creating, headquarters of the European Commission (EC), in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. It took 32 months, two prime ministers, and approximately 30 votes in Parliament to extricate Britain from the European Union and the […]

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European markets higher as investors look ahead to ECB meeting; Inditex up 5.2%
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European markets higher as investors look ahead to ECB meeting; Inditex up 5.2%

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks as she presents the bank’s Annual Report to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 26, 2024. Frederick Florin | Afp | Getty Images European stocks opened higher Wednesday, with investors in the region looking ahead to the next meeting of the European Central Bank […]

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‘You name it, Labour will tax it’: UK PM Sunak attacks main rival as he languishes in election polls
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‘You name it, Labour will tax it’: UK PM Sunak attacks main rival as he languishes in election polls

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left), leader of the incumbent Conservatives, and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer of the Labour Party. The politicians traded barbs in their first head-to-head debate on Tuesday ahead of the July 4 General Election. Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — Taxes emerged as a key battleground in the first […]

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Luxury homebuyers can now get an art collection as part of the deal
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Luxury homebuyers can now get an art collection as part of the deal

Los Angeles real estate company The Agency is selling homes complete with artwork and furniture. The piece shown is called “The McCoys II” (2019) and is by artist Shaina McCoy. The Agency | Nils Timm When Paul Lester joined a luxury real estate agency in Los Angeles, he decided to organize a Beverly Hills property […]

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Fed’s Kashkari wants to see ‘many more months’ of positive inflation data before a rate cut
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Fed’s Kashkari wants to see ‘many more months’ of positive inflation data before a rate cut

LONDON — The Federal Reserve should wait for significant progress on inflation before cutting interest rates, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC Tuesday. Asked what conditions were needed for the Fed to cut rates once or twice this year, Kashkari said: “Many more months of positive inflation data, I think, to give me confidence […]

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Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares fall 5% soon after report of feasible  billion convertible bond sale
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Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares fall 5% soon after report of feasible $5 billion convertible bond sale

Alibaba is operating in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, on December 29, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Pictures Hong Kong-outlined shares of Alibaba fell above 5% Thursday following a report that the Chinese tech huge is thinking about promoting convertible bonds to elevate $5 billion. Shares ended the trading working day 5.24% decreased, right […]

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1 lifeless as Singapore Airlines flight encounters ‘severe turbulence’
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1 lifeless as Singapore Airlines flight encounters ‘severe turbulence’

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER passenger plane, pictured over London in August 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photos A person person died aboard a Singapore Airlines flight which encountered significant turbulence and diverted to Bangkok, the airline reported Tuesday. The flight experienced left London for Singapore. The plane was rerouted to land at the […]

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S., UK court rules
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S., UK court rules

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against […]

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