Oil Rises After Steep Losses, But Recession Fears Limit Gains

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, recovering a measure of sharp losses from the prior session, although fears of a global recession and signs of another major build in U.S. inventories kept gains limited. Crude prices have fallen into a holding pattern over the past month, with markets constantly

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Saga Rises After Confirming Talks to Sell Insurance Business

Shares in Saga (LON:SAGA) rose on Monday after the company confirmed on a weekend report saying it’s in talks to sell its insurance business Acromas. The Sunday Times had reported that the group wants to use the proceeds from the sale to pay down debt, after a year

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Indian Stocks Rise On Strong Bank Earnings, Asian Markets Advance

Indian stocks rose on Monday following a series of strong earnings from heavyweight bank stocks, while broader Asian stocks rose slightly, although market holidays dulled trading volumes across most of the region. India’s BSE Sensex 30 and Nifty 50 indexes rose 0.7% each, buoyed largely by major bank

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Asia FX Rises in Holiday Trade as China Recovery Bets Grow

Most Asian currencies strengthened in thin trade on Monday, while the dollar weakened further amid growing bets that the Chinese economy will bounce back this year, with focus also turning to key U.S. data due this week. Regional trading volumes were limited with most markets closed for the

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Musk to jury: Just Because I Tweet Something, Doesn’t Mean People Believe it

Elon Musk, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc’s chief executive, testified on Friday that investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects, defending himself in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweet that he had funding to take the electric carmaker private. Musk’s testimony began with questions

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European Stocks Edge Higher; Ericsson Slumps On Weak 5G Sales

European stock markets pushed higher Friday, with investors attempting to maintain January’s positive tone amid concerns about slowing economic growth and tight monetary policy. At 04:10 ET (09:10 GMT), the DAX index in Germany traded 0.3% higher, the CAC 40 in France rose 0.4% and the FTSE 100

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Asia FX Drifts Lower On Hawkish Fedspeak, Weekly Losses On Tap

Most Asian currencies fell on Friday, and were set to close the week lower following hawkish comments from several Federal Reserve officials, as well as growing concerns over a potential recession this year. China-exposed currencies were the worst performers this week, even as data released earlier showed that

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Oil Prices Rise As China Optimism Grows Ahead of Lunar New Year

Oil prices rose further on Friday, and were set to end the week higher as optimism over an eventual recovery in Chinese demand this year largely offset fears that a global economic slowdown will dent crude markets. Markets are betting on a strong boost to the Chinese economy

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Dr. Martens Plunges After Fresh Profit Warning

Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) stock plunged at the open on Thursday to a new all-time low, after the bootmaker was forced to cut its forecasts once again in response to problems in North America. Dr. Martens said a variety of operational problems had created a bottleneck at its new

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Asia FX Weakens On recession Wo Yen Supported By Yield Cap Bets

Most Asian currencies retreated on Thursday as weak U.S. economic data pushed up fears of a potential recession, while the Japanese yen recouped most of its recent losses on speculation that the Bank of Japan may yet increase its yield control range. The yen was the best-performing Asian

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