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Oil prices slides 3% as U.S.-China trade war escalates

Oil prices slides 3% as U.S.-China trade war escalates

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Friday after China unveiled retaliatory tariffs against about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, marking another escalation of a protracted trade dispute between the world’s…

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Hong Kong families form peaceful human chains ahead of airport protest

Hong Kong families form peaceful human chains ahead of airport protest

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of chanting Hong Kong protesters joined hands to form human chains on Friday in a peaceful protest, with almost three months of anti-government demonstrations showing no sign of let-up across…

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Oyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, Gazprombank, Sul America SA; Updates Entertainment One, Thyssenkrupp, Frontline) Aug 23 (Reuters) – The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday: **…

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Hong Kong airport targeted for protest after ‘Baltic Chain’ link of hands

Hong Kong airport targeted for protest after ‘Baltic Chain’ link of hands

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend as demonstrators joined a “Baltic Chain” link of hands on Friday with almost three months of anti-government…

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Stock futures edge higher before Powell speech

Stock futures edge higher before Powell speech

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors looked to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole for confirmation that the central bank…

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Trafigura takes stake in Frontline in $675 million tanker deal

Trafigura takes stake in Frontline in $675 million tanker deal

OSLO (Reuters) – Frontline (FRO.OL) has agreed to buy 10 Suezmax oil tankers from Trafigura in a cash and share deal worth up to $675 million which will make the Geneva-based trading firm the group’s…

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Deutsche Bank to transfer up to 800 to BNP in prime brokerage deal: source

Deutsche Bank to transfer up to 800 to BNP in prime brokerage deal: source

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche bank is seen in Hong Kong, China July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) – A deal in the works for BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) to assume the prime…

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Tunisie : les actionnaires d’Assurances Salim approuvent le changement d’identité

Tunisie : les actionnaires d’Assurances Salim approuvent le changement d’identité

Les actionnaires de la société Assurances Salim ont approuvé, en assemblée générale extraordinaire tenue le 8 août 2019, le projet de changement de dénomination proposé par le conseil d’administration. Ainsi, la compagnie va désormais porter le…

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Major fashion companies to make G7 pledge to help environment

Major fashion companies to make G7 pledge to help environment

FILE PHOTO: French policemen stand guard near the Grande Plage beach ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez PARIS (Reuters) – Major fashion companies from around the world said…

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Kenya : la taxe de vente d’actions exonérée sur l’opération de fusion entre NIC et CBA

Kenya : la taxe de vente d’actions exonérée sur l’opération de fusion entre NIC et CBA

Le ministère des  Finances du Kenya a dispensé l’opération de fusion entre la National Industrial Credit Bank (NIC) et la Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA) du paiement de la taxe sur les transferts d’actions,…

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