(Reuters) -Applied Materials shares jumped 8% to hit an all-time high on Friday after the semiconductor equipment supplier forecast a better-than-expected second quarter on strong demand from customer[...]
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February 16, 2024
Wars and elections complicate WTO deal-making ahead of Abu Dhabi meeting, says WTO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the World Trade Organization warned on Friday that it could be difficult to strike deals at a major ministerial meeting later this month given a spate of upcoming electio[...]
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Paramount discussed streaming deal with Comcast, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Paramount Global recently held talks with Comcast on joining forces for a streaming deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The two compani[...]
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Exclusive-Australia’s highest paid banker in talks to join trader Mercuria, sources say
By Chen Aizhu, Praveen Menon and Julia Payne (Reuters) – Star Macquarie banker Nicholas O’Kane, whose resignation from the firm was announced this week less than a year after he received one of[...]
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Coinbase shares near two-year high as ETF euphoria boosts trading volume
By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Coinbase Global shares jumped closer to a two-year high on Friday after the crypto exchange posted its first quarterly profit since 2021, benefiting from a[...]
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US consumer sentiment steady in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment was little changed in February while one-year inflation expectations ticked up, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan’s preli[...]
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Analysis-US refinery M&A stalls as buyers shun aging assets, uncertain future
By Laura Sanicola and Shariq Khan WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. oil industry saw nearly $200 billion in upstream deals last year, but the refining sector missed out despite plenty of[...]
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Gabon to buy Carlyle’s oil business, preempting $1.3 billion sale
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Gabon’s national oil company has agreed to acquire Carlyle’s Assala Energy after it used its right to preempt the sale of the business for $1.3 billion to F[...]
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Van Eck to pay $1.75 million fine over social sentiment ETF -SEC
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Van Eck Associates Corporation has agreed to pay a $1.75 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges related to the 2021 launch of its social media-focus[...]
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