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Stocks mixed as traders weigh inflation, China talks and debt
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» LONDON - Stock markets were mixed on Friday as traders weighed a range of issues, including US debt-ceiling hopes, talks between Washington and Beijing, and more signs of a slowing economy.
Erdogan rallies base ahead of Sunday vote
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan readied Friday to meet his hardcore supporters in the final countdown to the toughest election challenge of his two-decade rule.
Germany says controversial Chinese stake in Hamburg port to go ahead
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» BERLIN - The German government said Wednesday that it would allow a Chinese firm to buy a stake in a Hamburg port, after the terminal was classed as critical infrastructure.
Turkey's undefeated Erdogan nears knife-edge vote
AFP, Published on 07/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next Sunday puts his two-decade legacy on the line in a knife-edge vote against a powerful alliance built on anger over economic hardship and his authoritarian turn.
HSBC faces shareholder vote on splitting bank
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» LONDON - Bank giant HSBC faces a vote by shareholders on Friday over a proposal by its largest stakeholder, Chinese insurer Ping An, to split the business to seek better returns.
JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» NEW YORK - US financial authorities seized California's troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked the financial system.
Google, Microsoft top expectations as AI rivalry heats up
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion, the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing.
BAT to pay over $600 mn for violating NKorea sanctions
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Investors look for strength in UBS results
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» ZURICH - UBS is expected to post solid first quarter results Tuesday, with all eyes on whether the bank is strong enough to carry through its forced alliance with stricken rival Credit Suisse.
China says chatbots must toe the party line
Published on 24/04/2023
» Five months after ChatGPT set off an investment frenzy over artificial intelligence, Beijing is moving to rein in China’s chatbots, a show of the government’s resolve to keep tight regulatory control over technology that could define an era.