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Oil prices gain 2% on big US storage withdrawal, weaker US dollar

Oil prices gain 2% on big US storage withdrawal, weaker US dollar

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 2% on Wednesday on a bigger-than-expected weekly drop in U.S. crude sto..

Factbox-The King’s Speech: A guide to the new UK government’s proposed laws

Factbox-The King’s Speech: A guide to the new UK government’s proposed laws

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s new Labour government set out its first package of proposed laws on Wednesday as..

Yen jumps on possible intervention, sterling hits one-year high

Yen jumps on possible intervention, sterling hits one-year high

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen rose sharply on Wednesday in a move that was suspected to be the result of another in..

German coalition passes 2025 budget after months of wrangling

German coalition passes 2025 budget after months of wrangling

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The German cabinet passed its 2025 budget on Wednesday after months of wrangling, even though a 17..

Netflix’s efforts to grow ad tier in focus as subscriber growth slows

Netflix’s efforts to grow ad tier in focus as subscriber growth slows

By Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) – Netflix likely added the fewest number of subscribers in five quarters during April-June a..

Stocks dive on prospect of US trade curbs; yen jumps

Stocks dive on prospect of US trade curbs; yen jumps

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stock indexes mostly fell on Wednesday, with Wall Street weighed down by the prospect of U.S...

BlackRock assets hit record-high $10.65 trillion on ETF flows, rising stocks

BlackRock assets hit record-high $10.65 trillion on ETF flows, rising stocks

By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – Assets managed by BlackRock hit a record $10.65 trillion in the second q..

UK building firms face worst recruitment problems, survey shows

UK building firms face worst recruitment problems, survey shows

  LONDON (Reuters) – Construction and engineering firms are bearing the brunt of Britain’s shortage of workers, accor..

India’s Paytm gets warning from markets regulator for old transactions with banking unit

India’s Paytm gets warning from markets regulator for old transactions with banking unit

  BENGALURU (Reuters) – Paytm received an administrative warning from India’s markets regulator for certain transacti..

Asian shares fall as China drags, dollar in demand

Asian shares fall as China drags, dollar in demand

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday as investors pondered the prospect of a Trump victory and what tha..