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Oil Extends Drop as Middle East Push, China Demand Worries Weigh
Oil extended the biggest drop in two weeks as the US said Israel accepted a cease-fire proposal in Gaza, potentially easing supply risks amid mounting […]
Morocco outclass Egypt to take men’s football bronze
Morocco’s forward Soufiane Rahimi celebrates scoring his team’s third goal in the bronze medal football match against Egypt during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at […]
Moroccan El Bakkali wins Olympic 2024 steeplechase
Morocco’s 3,000m steeplechase king Soufiane El Bakkali showed his class to become the first man to defend an Olympic title in the event since 1936. […]
Microsoft outage caused by major DDoS cyberattack
A global Microsoft outage on 30 July that affected video game Minecraft and email product Outlook was triggered by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattack, the tech giant has […]
Fed decision looms after US gov moves Bitcoin – here’s what to expect
The US Federal Reserve is set to announce its decision regarding interest rates this Wednesday afternoon at around 2PM EDT. As it stands, the Fed […]
Turkey’s economic team holds first investor meeting since policy U-turn
Turkey’s new-look economic team met for the first time with international investors on Friday, with questions over how far it will hike interest rates to […]
Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka both make their way back into the Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – From where Ons Jabeur was sitting on Centre Court, a spot in the Wimbledon semifinals was as good as guaranteed. The […]
Twitter threatens Threads lawsuit against Meta
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms (META.O) over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. […]
Deutsche Bank tells investors some of their Russian shares are missing
LONDON / NEW YORK – Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has told clients it can no longer guarantee full access to Russian stocks that belong to them, underlining the […]
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Development banks can boost lending by $200 bln – Paris summit
PARIS – Multilateral development banks are expected to unlock $200 billion in extra firepower for emerging economies by running their balance sheets more tightly and […]