UK to ban Russian diamonds at G7 in fresh round of sanctions
(Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to announce a ban on Russian diamonds and imports of metals from…
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Why is the US dollar so strong again?
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – If investors agree on one thing this year, it’s that the dollar is going…
Growing debt ceiling deal hopes send stocks higher
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher for a second straight day on Thursday on mounting…
Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Occidental Petroleum to 24.4%
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Thursday it had acquired more shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp,…
UK consumers turn more confident despite inflation pain – GfK
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer confidence has risen for the fourth month in a row to its…
Twitter alleges “unauthorized” data usage by Microsoft
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc has alleged that Microsoft Corp violated an agreement over using the social media company’s data, according to…
Nvidia, AMD, Micron lead chip sector higher with AI, Japan in focus
(Reuters) – Shares in Nvdia Corp, Advanced Micro Devices and Micron Technology on Thursday provided the biggest boosts to the…
In symbolic Hiroshima, U.S. allies size up an ascendant China and unpredictable Russia
By Sakura Murakami and Jeff Mason HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan’s Fumio Kishida met for…
Marketmind: World market, political eyes turn to Japan
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japan takes center…
PacWest, Western Alliance help regional bank stocks notch gains
(Reuters) – U.S. regional bank stocks edged higher on Thursday, rallying from earlier session losses, as market expectations that the…