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Marketmind: Markets turn risk-averse after bumper month

Marketmind: Markets turn risk-averse after bumper month

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Asia started Monday in hesitant fashion and has turned steadi..

BoE’s Bailey says getting inflation to 2% will be ‘hard work’

BoE’s Bailey says getting inflation to 2% will be ‘hard work’

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said getting inflation down to the central bank’s 2% target will be &#..

Stocks snooze in Thanksgiving lull, still on course for best month in three years

Stocks snooze in Thanksgiving lull, still on course for best month in three years

LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Global shares drifted on Friday in the absence of guidance from Wall Street, which was closed for the Thanksg..

Dollar eases in thin Black Friday trading on bets rates have peaked

Dollar eases in thin Black Friday trading on bets rates have peaked

By Joice Alves and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar slipped on Friday as investors bet U.S. interest rate..

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

By Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spai..

Global equity funds attract inflows on hopes for end to Fed rate rises

Global equity funds attract inflows on hopes for end to Fed rate rises

  (Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted robust inflows in the seven days leading to Nov. 22, spurred by growing expect..

Web3 Builders Look to Alternate Growth Model with BNB Chain as Bear Market Funding Drops by 84%

Web3 Builders Look to Alternate Growth Model with BNB Chain as Bear Market Funding Drops by 84%

BNB Chain, the community-driven blockchain ecosystem that includes the world’s largest smart contract blockchain, is highlighting the..

Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth

Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Wednesday cuts to personal taxation and efforts to boost bu..

BNB Chain Sees 1-year Transaction High; Demonstrates Network Reliability After BSC Surge

BNB Chain Sees 1-year Transaction High; Demonstrates Network Reliability After BSC Surge

November 19 saw BSC record more than 9.5M transactions in a single day Earlier in the week, BSC demonstrated gas price stability duri..

Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually

Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually

By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Maersk on Wednesday announced it had entered into the shipping industry’s first lar..

US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles

US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks resumed their uphill climb led by interest rate sensitive megacaps on Wednesday, whil..

Nvidia shares drop as China worries overshadow stellar forecast

Nvidia shares drop as China worries overshadow stellar forecast

By Arsheeya Bajwa and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Nvidia shares fell nearly 4% on Wednesday on fears that widening U.S. chip curbs ..

Dollar strengthens after U.S. labor, consumer sentiment data

Dollar strengthens after U.S. labor, consumer sentiment data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index rose on Wednesday, bouncing back from a 2-1/2 month low after econom..

Temu, Shein far lag Amazon as online holiday shopping ramps up

Temu, Shein far lag Amazon as online holiday shopping ramps up

By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Upstart online retailers Temu.com and Shein are drawing millions of window-shoppers to..

FTSE 100 snaps two-day losing streak on Sage results

FTSE 100 snaps two-day losing streak on Sage results

By Khushi Singh (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, as higher prices of gold spurred an uptick in precious metal mi..

Sam Altman’s return to OpenAI: tracking the Silicon Valley upheaval

Sam Altman’s return to OpenAI: tracking the Silicon Valley upheaval

(Reuters) -OpenAI said late on Tuesday Sam Altman would return to the company as CEO, capping days of high drama and marathon discussi..

Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says

Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone shadow banks face the risk of receiving large margin calls or client redemptions they cannot mee..

DIY retailer Kingfisher cuts profit outlook again on weak French market

DIY retailer Kingfisher cuts profit outlook again on weak French market

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -European home improvement retailer Kingfisher on Wednesday downgraded its full-year profit outlook f..

Enel to invest 36 billion euros by 2026, be more selective on renewables

Enel to invest 36 billion euros by 2026, be more selective on renewables

  By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Enel plans 35.8 billion euros ($39 billion) gross capital expenditure in t..

EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels

EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Tuesday for a global deal at the U.N. COP28 climate summi..

Britain to launch South Korea trade talks as president visits

Britain to launch South Korea trade talks as president visits

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain rolled out the red carpet for South Korea’s president on Tuesday at the start of a state visit intende..

Siemens Energy’s struggling wind unit plans $436 million in cost cuts

Siemens Energy’s struggling wind unit plans $436 million in cost cuts

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Siemens Gamesa, the struggling wind division of Germany’..

What is insider trading

What is insider trading

Insider trading is a term that resonates within financial circles, often conjuring notions of illicit activities and legal repercussi..

Benefits of forex trading

Benefits of forex trading

In the dynamic world of financial markets, Forex trading has emerged as a powerful tool for individuals seeking to grow their wealth...

Explainer-Why calls for oil embargo on Israel are unlikely to go anywhere

Explainer-Why calls for oil embargo on Israel are unlikely to go anywhere

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Israel’s military offensive in Gaza following an Oct. 7 attack by the enclave’s ruling..

BBC scraps UK Top Gear show for ‘foreseeable future’ following crash

BBC scraps UK Top Gear show for ‘foreseeable future’ following crash

  LONDON (Reuters) – The British version of the globally popular BBC car show ‘Top Gear’ will not return for t..

Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan

Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan

  By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Grenergy plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation p..

Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks

Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks

By Siddarth S and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 dipped on Monday, weighed by a stronger pound and a slide in shares..

European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks

European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks

By Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Monday after a strong week driven by aggressive ..

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lauren Maginness is a fan of Lululemon. But the 31-year-old product marketer in New Y..

Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected

Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Brent and U.S. crude futures climbed more than 2.5%, gaining $2 a barrel on Monday, as further suppl..

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

By Jeffrey Dastin, Anna Tong and Stephanie Kelly SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, wh..

Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’

Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s constitutional court ruled last week that the coalition government’s decision to re-al..

Who is OpenAI interim CEO Emmett Shear?

Who is OpenAI interim CEO Emmett Shear?

(Reuters) -ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as its interim chief executive officer after the startup ousted..

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developi..

Factbox-What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?

Factbox-What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?

(Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, are known as OPEC+ a..

National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan

National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan

(Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Friday its two utility firms in Massachusetts have submitted a clean energy in..