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European stocks edge higher, helped by energy and healthcare
European shares inched higher on Friday, aided by gains in energy and healthcare stocks as investors remained cautious after U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the Middle conflict sta...
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European shares flat as investors await Iran deal details, Fed policy; BMW slides
European shares were muted on Wednesday as investors awaited details of the U.S.-Iran peace agreement and the Federal Reserve's policy outlook, while auto stocks fell after BMW cu...
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European shares inch up as investors assess US-Iran agreement
European shares edged higher on Tuesday, following up on the previous session's rally sparked by a preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran that could allow a resumption o...
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European stocks rally as oil falls on US-Iran deal prospects
European shares were on track to log their best day in a month on Friday, with all major indexes gaining more than 1%, as renewed hopes of peace in the Middle East sent oil price...
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European shares steady as investors hope for Mideast peace despite flare-up
European shares held their ground on Wednesday, as investors clung to hopes for peace in the Middle East despite tensions flaring up again, while focus was also on the European Ce...
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Euro zone bond yields flat as Middle East tensions ease, eyes on ECB
Euro zone government bond yields were holding steady on Tuesday after Israel and Iran agreed to halt attacks on one another for now, calming fears that their weekend exchange of m...
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European shares edge higher with banks in the lead; the Middle East in focus
European shares edged higher on Tuesday with banking stocks in the lead as investors took comfort from signs of de-escalation in the Middle East, while GSK fell after agreeing to ...
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Europe's STOXX 600 at two-week low on Mideast tensions; Italian banks in focus
Europe's STOXX 600 share index hit a two-week low on Monday, weighed by escalating tensions in the Middle East and a global selloff in AI stocks, while Italian lender Monte dei Pa...
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European shares muted as Mideast risks linger; tech rally stalls
European shares were flat early on Friday and on track to end the week marginally lower as uncertainty prevailed over Middle East peace efforts, with technology stocks leding dec...
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US stock options watchers warn Wall Street's rally 'ripe for volatility spasms'
Wall Street's nine-week rally has pushed U.S. stock indexes to successive new highs, but people who watch key options metrics warn that signs are mounting that a volatility shock c...
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European stocks rise as STMicroelectronics' forecast lifts tech stocks
European shares rose on Tuesday as a strong forecast from chipmaker STMicroelectronics lifted technology stocks, while investors awaited a key inflation report later in the day fo...
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Italy April jobless rate edges down to 5.1%, 123,000 jobs created
Italy's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.1% in April and a net 123,000 jobs were created during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Friday.
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German unemployment falls unexpectedly in May
The number of unemployed people in Germany fell unexpectedly in May, labour office figures showed on Friday, but the office warned that this was due to a one-off effect.
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Inflation challenges US Treasuries' traditional role in portfolios
A selloff in government bonds is testing one of the most basic assumptions in markets: that Treasuries and other high-quality debt will cushion portfolios when stocks fall.
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European shares drop as escalating US-Iran tensions weigh on sentiment
European shares slipped on Thursday as escalating tensions in the Middle East clouded the outlook for an imminent deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, adding to concerns about the h...
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ECB chief economist sees persistent impact on inflation from Iran war
The energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict will likely have a persistent impact on inflation even if there is a quick solution to the war, the European Central Bank's ch...
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European shares slip as US strikes on Iran dampen peace deal hopes
European shares slipped on Tuesday as expectations for an imminent end to the Middle East conflict waned after the U.S. launched fresh attacks on Iran.
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European shares climb to over two-month highs on Iran-US peace optimism
European shares hit their highest in more than two months on Monday, buoyed by signs Iran and the U.S. were negotiating an end to their conflict, easing concerns about inflation a...
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