People with two copies of a risk gene have genetic form of Alzheimer’s, scientists say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer&#..
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European shares close at highest in a week; Indra surges
By Ankika Biswas and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares closed at their highest levels in one week on Monday, with investor o..
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Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI, The Information reports
(Reuters) -Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google an..
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Social entrepreneurship and impact investing
In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, the concepts of social entrepreneurship and impact investing are not just buzzwor..
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Dollar weaker on renewed Fed rate cut hopes; yen wobbles
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar index was lower on Monday for a fourth straight session as a softer-than-expected ..
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Global shares gain on rate cut bets; yen weakens
By Herbert Lash and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A gauge of global stock markets rose on Monday on optimism that major ce..
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ECB grows more confident about cutting rates, policymakers say
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa VILNIUS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is growing more confident about cutting ..
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Swedish central bank to cut key rate this week, Reuters poll shows
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s central bank will cut its key interest rate this week by a quarter percent..
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Swiss National Bank exploring ways to tokenise financial assets
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank is examining the best way that financial assets can be digitally tokenised as a way o..
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Sabadell board meets to consider BBVA’s $13 billion offer, sources say
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Sabadell’s board was meeting on Monday to discuss an all-share offer from larger Spanish bank..
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World shares climb on Fed cut bets, China gains; yen weakens
By Nell Mackenzie and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks looked to open higher on renewed bets that the Federal Reserve would like..
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BioNTech says 90% of 2024 revenues will accrue at end of year
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s BioNTech, whose COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with Pfizer was widely used dur..
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Shares in Spain’s Indra surge after net profit rises 40%
By Matteo Allievi (Reuters) -Shares in Spanish defence and technology firm Indra surged on Monday after its net profit rose 40% to 61 ..
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Maersk says Red Sea disruption will cut capacity by 15-20% in second quarter
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The disruption to container shipping traffic in the Red Sea is increasing and is expected to reduce the industr..
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Westpac raises share buyback by $661 million even as costs and competition bite
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) -Australian bank Westpac raised its share repurchase programme by A$1 billion ($661 million) and declared..
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Analysis-Apple has big AI ambitions – at a lower cost than its rivals
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -For most of the past year and a half, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has fielded questions from Wall Str..
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Sterling shrugs off local election to focus on US payrolls data
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling rose on Friday against a weakening dollar ahead of U.S. jobs data due later in the da..
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Global equity funds attract robust weekly inflows, led by Asia
(Reuters) – Global equity funds experienced renewed interest from investors in the seven days through May 1, buoyed by a surge i..
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Oil prices set for steepest weekly drop in three months
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data, but..
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Dollar drops as employers add fewer jobs than expected in April
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a three-week low against the yen on Friday after data showed that U.S...
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Stocks jump, yields fall on hopes U.S. labor tightness ebbing
By Alden Bentley and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street followed global shares higher on Friday after news that U.S. no..
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Analysis-Traders prep for another round of yen whack-a-mole
By Amanda Cooper and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Japan’s attempts to shore up its currency are putting trading de..
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Oil edges back towards 7-week low after resilient US jobs data
By Robert Harvey and Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON (Reuters) -Oil edged back towards the previous day’s seven-week low on Thursday,..
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Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) – When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes la..
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Euro zone factory activity takes turn for the worse in April, PMI survey shows
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -The downturn in manufacturing activity across the euro zone deepened in April due to crumbling de..
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Sterling gives back some Fed-inspired gains, eyes on local elections
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped against the dollar, having risen the day before after the Federal R..
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UK set for weak growth and highest inflation in G7, OECD says
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will suffer some of the lowest rates of economic growth and highest inflation among Group of ..
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European shares struggle for direction in earnings tide, Fed decision
By Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares flitted in a tight range on Thursday, after falling to a one-week low in early trade, as i..
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Garmin’s Q1 results beat on strong demand for fitness, auto products
(Reuters) -Garmin topped Wall Street estimates for first-quarter results on Wednesday as the Swiss navigation device maker benefited f..
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Stocks, dollar dip after data with eyes on Fed
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks declined for the first time in three sessions on Wednesday wh..
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Apple set for big sales decline as investors await AI in iPhones
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Apple’s plan to add generative AI to its iPhones and revive sagging sales in the crucial Chine..
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Sterling holds steady as markets await Fed decision
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held steady on Wednesday as traders waited for the Federal Reserve’s inter..
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GSK raises profit outlook on strong vaccine, HIV drug sales
By Eva Mathews and Maggie Fick (Reuters) -GSK raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday on strong demand for its common respir..
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AI fuels cloud computing boom for tech giants
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Three of the Wall Street’s heavyweight technology firms have reported better-than-expected ..
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Britain’s Next keeps profit guidance after first-quarter sales rise
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British clothing retailer Next on Wednesday kept its forecast for annual profit after reporting a 5...
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US spending on London real estate rebounds to highest in eight years
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. investors are buying up London commercial property at the fastest rate in eight years, ..
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Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide
By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul (Reuters) -Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week a..
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