Markets gyrate as investors eye Mideast crisis, economic fears
LONDON, Oct 24, 2023 (AFP) - World stock markets saw choppy trading Tuesday though Wall Street moved ahead in anticipation…
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Markets fall again and oil rises on Middle East, Fed fears
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) - Asian markets fell and oil prices extended gains Friday on worries that an…
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WTO: War in Ukraine, inflation, high interest rates slash 2023 global trade growth forecast by more than half
By Agnès PEDRERO GENEVA, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year…
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Stocks knocked by growing US rate worries
LONDON, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) - Most global stock markets fell Tuesday as investors grow increasingly concerned that US interest…
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A third of the global population still without internet: UN study
GENEVA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - A third of the world's population is still without access to the internet, even…
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Stocks drift higher while oil prices jump
LONDON, Sept 5, 2023 (AFP) - European stocks drifted slightly higher but dipped slightly in the US Tuesday after investors…
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The deadliest wildfires
PARIS, Aug 14, 2023 (AFP) - The US wildfire in which almost 100 have died in Hawaii is among the…
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Disqualified Ukraine fencer says ‘we’ll never shake hands with Russians’
MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan, who was controversially disqualified from the world championships for not shaking hands…
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Oil prices advance on output cutbacks; equities rise
LONDON, July 3, 2023 (AFP) - Oil prices rose Monday after key producers Saudi Arabia and Russia further cut crude…
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Ruble drops, stocks mostly retreat after aborted uprising in Russia
NEW YORK, June 26, 2023 (AFP) -- The ruble reached a 14-month low against the dollar on Monday while US…
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Global markets mostly drop as China rate cut underwhelms
LONDON, June 20, 2023 (AFP) - Asian and European stocks mostly fell Tuesday, as China's smaller-than-forecast interest rate cut failed…
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Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labour
PARIS, May 5, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese cut-price fast-fashion giant Shein defended its business model in an interview with AFP,…
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