(Adds Aug. 23 developments on Chinese tariffs) Aug 23 (Reuters) - Hopes for an early settlement of the yearlong U.S.-China trade war dimmed this week after the United States accused China of manipulating its currency,…
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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 (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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(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 (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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(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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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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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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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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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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