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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Stocks called lower after Fed and before BoE
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are set to open lower on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve lifted interest rates as expected and ahead of three more central...
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TOP NEWS: China retail sales plunge in November on Covid woes
(Alliance News) - China's retail sales plunged last month, official data showed Thursday, as Covid restrictions and a property market crisis hammered the world's second-largest economy....
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German reinsurer Munich Re expects EUR4 billion profit for 2023
(Alliance News) - Munich Re AG, the largest reinsurer worldwide, is aiming for a consolidated profit of some EUR4 billion in 2023, due to an ongoing "very pleasing operating performance."...
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UK watchdog to probe spike in Strep A drug prices as demand soars
(Alliance News) - The UK's competition regulator on Wednesday announced a probe into drug companies for raising prices of antibiotics used to treat Group A Streptococcus (Strep A)....
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down in anticipation of FOMC decision
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Wednesday as investors await the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision before the Bank of England and the ECB...
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CORRECT: Aveva takeover by Schneider Electric clears conditions
(Corrects that Schneider Electric increased its cash offer in November, not early December.)...
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TOP NEWS: Aveva takeover by Schneider Electric clears conditions
(Alliance News) - Aveva Group PLC on Wednesday said its planned takeover by Ascot Acquisition Holdings Ltd, an indirect subsidiary of French energy management company Schneider Electric SE, satisfied all...
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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks slip ahead of four central bank decisions
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday as investors mulled over a weaker inflation reading for the UK and what this may mean for...
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TOP NEWS: Homeserve says conditions for takeover by Brookfield met
(Alliance News) - Homeserve PLC on Wednesday said all conditions have been satisfied for its proposed GBP4.08 billion takeover by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, while it seeks to delay completion...
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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down pre-Fed decision as UK inflation cools
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday morning following an improved reading on UK inflation and ahead of a key interest rate decision from the US...
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