Whoosh! Global equity funds see biggest weekly outflows in 12 weeks

(Reuters) – Global equity funds posted outflows for the eighth consecutive week in the seven days leading up to June 7, as concerns over stubbornly high inflation and sluggish economic growth prompted investors to pull back from riskier assets. According to data from Refinitiv Lipper, investors withdrew a net $18.84 billion from global equity funds,…

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Swiss government says it has reached agreement with UBS on loss guarantees

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government has signed an agreement with UBS to cover up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10.01 billion) in losses from its emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, the finance ministry said on Friday. “To make the takeover possible, the government granted UBS a guarantee for any losses incurred in the liquidation…

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AstraZeneca signs $2 billion agreement with Quell to develop cell therapies

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca said on Friday it had signed an agreement with Quell Therapeutics potentially worth more than $2 billion to develop cell therapies that could cure autoimmune diseases. The agreement includes developing, manufacturing and commercialising cell therapies that have the potential to be curative in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease indications, the…

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Odey Asset Management tells investors ‘confident’ banks will continue to work with fund – letter

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Odey Asset Management “does not recognise the picture of the firm that has been painted” by allegations of sexual misconduct by Crispin Odey published by media on Thursday, it told investors in a letter seen by Reuters. The letter, dated June 8 and signed by Peter Martin, the company’s…

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Four toddlers stabbed in France, government says suspect is Syrian refugee

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber ANNECY, France (Reuters) -Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday and the government said the suspected assailant was a Syrian refugee. A video of the attack, taken by a bystander and verified by Reuters, showed the assailant jump…

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Kim Kardashian seeks secret of private equity success as rising rates bite

By Emma-Victoria Farr BERLIN (Reuters) -Reality star Kim Kardashian’s arrival at a gathering of the globe’s top deal brokers in Berlin failed to dispel their dark mood as the rising cost of money puts the brakes on the private equity industry. Flanked by bodyguards, Kardashian drew a crowd of hundreds of executives at the SuperReturn…

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Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter target of EU crypto advertising complaint

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ Instagram, Alphabet’s YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European Commission and consumer authorities that the online platforms allegedly facilitate the misleading promotion of crypto assets. U.S. regulators suing crypto platforms Coinbase and Binance, along with last…

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