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US Dollar Rebounds While Global Stocks Post Gains

Rising oil prices and investor appetite for financial stocks helped boost most major US and European equities on Monday...

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Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis

President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between...

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S&P Cuts Qatar’s Credit Rating One Notch To AA-

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for further...

International

Oil Price Plummets Despite Deal To Extend Output Cut

The price of oil has plummeted by about 5%, despite oil-producing nations agreeing to extend production cuts for a...

International

Krispy Kreme Owner Pays $7.5bn For Panera Bread Chain

The owner of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Kenco coffee will pay $7.5bn (£6bn) to take control of US bakery and sandwich...

International

South Africa Unions To Zuma

South Africa's powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary...

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Pressure On Jacob Zuma To Step Down

South Africa’s powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its...

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S&P Cuts South Africa’s Credit Rating To ‘junk’

Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's downgraded South Africa's rating to junk status on Monday, as the country's...

International

Sterling Slips As Brexit Talks Get Green Light, Stocks Advance Before Fed

Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce...

International

U.S. Energy Stocks, Darlings Last Year, Stumble In 2017

The energy sector is the stock market's dud so far in 2017 after a banner performance in 2016, and the rest of the year...

International

Fed Trumps Trump As Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields Soar

The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S....

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Wall Street Opens Lower After Record Run

Wall Street drifted lower on Monday, starting the week in negative territory after the Dow's record streak of all-time...

Business

Ghana’s Economy Faces Further Downgrade As Debt Hit GHS122billion

An economist, Courage Kinsley Martey, is warning Ghana’s economy is likely to be downgraded further by international...

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Ghana’s Economy Faces Further Downgrade As Debt Hit GHC122billion

An economist, Courage Kinsley Martey, is warning Ghana’s economy is likely to be downgraded further by international...

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Trump Tweet Celebrates Wall Street Rally

President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed Wall Street's continuing rally, tweeting out a celebratory message as the...

International

Wall Street Opens Lower As Political Uncertainty Weighs

U. S. stocks opened lower on Monday as investors sought fresh catalysts after a strong jobs report last week, while...

International

Dollar’s Sudden Weakness Could Help U.S. Profit Picture

Stock investors could have at least one less worry in the next earnings period: the suddenly limp U. S. dollar. The...

International

Banks, Jobs Data Send Wall Street Higher

U. S. stocks climbed on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing just short of a record high, boosted by gains in financial...

International

Global Shares, Dollar Retreat On Trump Travel Ban, Weak U.S. GDP

Asian share markets and U. S. stock futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trump introduced immigration curbs...