Archive for the February 16, 2019
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Simona Halep won five games in a row in the deciding set of an astonishing match against Elina Svitolina in Doha on Friday to power through to the Qatar Open final. Seemingly down and almost
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The two Koreas are preparing to field unified teams for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in basketball, judo, field hockey and rowing, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The IOC are insisting the joint teams
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Ferrari on Friday unveiled their new Formula One SF90 car which the Italian stable hopes will end their decade-long title drought to mark the team's 90th anniversary. The new SF90, featuring the team's traditional red
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The dollar edged lower versus the yen on Friday as dismal US retail sales data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will not raise rates this year, while the market awaited developments in trade talks between
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The dollar recovered on Friday after dismal US retail sales and major currencies remained range-bound as the market awaited developments in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. The results of a meeting on Friday between
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The US dollar was modestly higher on Friday morning, steadying after it whipsawed following a report showing import price data weakened for the third straight month in January, the latest sign of weak inflation pressures.
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The dollar fell on Thursday after a report that US retail sales recorded the biggest drop in more than nine years in December, suggesting a sharp slowdown in economic activity at the end of 2018.
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The New Zealand dollar headed for a hefty weekly gain on Friday after bears were badly wrongfooted by the country's central bank, leaving its Australian counterpart near its lowest against the kiwi since early 2017.
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Most Asian currencies ticked lower against the dollar on Friday, with investors cautious ahead of the outcome of Sino-US trade talks and buoyant oil prices weighing on major oil importers. With no decision to extend
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The pound rallied in late European trade on Friday, helped by reports of some hedge fund buying, a conciliatory tone on Brexit from the Irish foreign minister and strong British retail sales published earlier in
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