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Capital controls sends Argentina assets tumbling
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2019
» LONDON/BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's international dollar and euro-denominated bonds fell to record lows on Monday while its financial stocks tumbled and risk premiums shot up after President Mauricio Macri reimposed capital controls on Sunday as the country's debt crisis spirals.
Johnson wins vote, will be UK's next PM
Associated Press, Published on 23/07/2019
» LONDON: Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party on Tuesday and will become the country's next prime minister, tasked with fulfilling his promise to lead the UK out of the European Union "come what may".
Facebook currency plan under scrutiny in Congress
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it's shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Facebook plans own currency
Associated Press, Published on 18/06/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too.
World economy forecast to slow in 2019
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2019
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for world economic growth this year, citing heightened trade tensions and rising US interest rates.
Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
Associated Press, Published on 25/12/2018
» BEIJING: Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump's criticism of the US central bank.
Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
Global markets stabilise as Turkey jitters ease
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2018
» BEIJING: Most global stock markets steadied Tuesday as worries subsided over Turkey's currency crisis and its potential impact on other countries.
In India, rats have a $19,000 meal
Associated Press, Published on 22/06/2018
» GAUHATI, India: It was a cash machine heist with a difference: The attackers were hungry rodents.
Sanchez topples Rajoy to become Spanish PM
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» MADRID: Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez is set to become Spain's new prime minister after a no-confidence vote in parliament Friday unseated Mariano Rajoy's conservative government.