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Marmite Owner Unilever Sees No Merit In Kraft Takeover

Unilever, whose brands include Marmite and PG Tips, has strongly rejected a takeover bid from US giant Kraft Heinz. The...

International

Asian Shares At 1-1/2-Year High, Yen Sags After Trump-Abe Meet

Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes over U. S. President Donald Trump's tax...

Business

MPC Rate Remains Unchanged Despite A Decline Forecast By Economist

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana maintained its prime rate despite a potential drop forecast by...

International

Dollar Slips, Shares Wobbly After Trump’s Protectionist Address

The dollar slid broadly on Monday after U. S. President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration...

International

Stocks Steady, Oil In Flux, Sterling Suffers ‘hard’ Brexit Fears

Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday while crude oil prices languished near three-week lows, with investors uncertain...

International

European Shares Dip, Sterling Falls On Brexit Comments

The dollar edged higher on Monday, boosted by robust U. S. wage growth data strengthening the case for more Federal...

International

Gold Powers Miners To Send the FTSE 100 To A New High

Precious metals miners sent the FTSE 100 index of leading shares to a fresh high on Thursday, powered by a rise in gold...

International

Asian Shares Slip In Holiday-Thinned Trade, Focus Turns To U.S. Data

Asian shares struggled on Thursday after a lacklustre performance on Wall Street as investors looked to U. S. economic...

International

Bonds Sell-Off Continues As Investors Bet On Rate Rise

A wave of selling sweeping across bond markets resumed on Monday as investors continued to digest the impact of a...

International

Asia Shares, Emerging Currencies Stumble As Trump Anxiety Deepens

A searing selloff rocked Asian shares and emerging market currencies on Friday as investors feared higher U. S....

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European Share Markets Stabilize After U.S Election

European share markets continued to stabilize today after Asian stocks rebounded from Wednesday’s sharp sell-off in...

International

Market Rally Continues As Investors Shrug Off Trump Worries

European share markets rallied on Thursday after Asian stocks rebounded from Wednesday's sharp sell-off in the...

International

Asia Markets Bounce Back After Trump Win

Asian share markets have bounced back after seeing a sharp sell-off on Wednesday in the immediate aftermath of Donald...

International

Global Markets Drop As U.S. Election Results Shock Investors

Investors around the world are reacting with shock to Donald Trump's victory in the U. S. presidential election. Global...

Politics

Trump Victory Unsettles Markets

UK stocks have followed falls in Asian and European markets after Donald Trump won the US election. The FTSE 100 index...

International

British American Tobacco Plans $47bn Reynolds Merger

British American Tobacco is planning to merge with its US partner Reynolds in a deal valued at $47bn (£38bn). BAT...

Opinion

OPEC To Cut Output By 750,000 Barrels Per Day

Algiers (AFP) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to cut production by 750,000...

Opinion

OPEC Agrees Surprise Oil Output Cut

Algiers (AFP) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed Wednesday to cut oil production,...

International

GlaxoSmithKline Names Emma Walmsley As Chief Executive

GlaxoSmithKline has appointed Emma Walmsley, its current head of consumer healthcare, as its new chief executive. Ms....