Archive for the February 2, 2019
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European shares ended higher on Friday, as upbeat US jobs data in January and fresh optimism about the US-China trade spat offset weak bank earnings, gloomy euro-zone macro data and a rout in Germany's Wirecard
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Australian shares ended flat on Friday as gains in miners, on the back of stronger commodities prices and renewed confidence in the outcome of US-China talks, were offset by losses in energy and financial stocks.
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Britain's FTSE 100 closed higher for the fourth straight session on Friday as signs the United States and China could soon settle their protracted trade dispute offset disappointing data from China, while TalkTalk sank after
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Almost a third of British companies are considering moving or setting up overseas operations because of Brexit, according to a survey published Friday by business lobby group the Institute of Directors. The IoD survey of
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Vice Media unveiled plans Friday to cut 10 percent of its staff, or some 250 jobs, in the latest round of job slashing in the once-sizzling digital media sector. Chief executive Nancy Dubuc made the
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Japanese electronics giant Sony said on Friday that nine-month net profit jumped 63.2 percent on-year, led by its games and music divisions, while tax benefits allowed the firm to raise its annual forecast. But the
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Uzbekistan on Friday granted visa-free entry to citizens of 45 countries to boost tourism, which the government views as vital for economic growth. The countries benefiting from a 30-day visa waiver that went into force
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Exxon Mobil's fourth-quarter profits that topped Wall Street expectations Friday following a rise in oil and gas production and a better performance in refining. Net income fell to $6.0 billion, a drop of 28.4 percent
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Japan's public pension fund, the biggest of its kind in the world, said Friday it lost more than $135 billion in a record quarterly loss caused by a global stocks rout. The Government Pension Investment
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Design company Alessi, famous for household items with a modernist twist, said Friday it was cutting over a quarter of its workforce in Italy and was looking for an outside investor. Some 80 jobs out
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