[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: British and EU flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament during a pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit demonstration, ahead of a vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, in London, Britain, January 15,
Merkel: Germany will meet pledge to spend 1.5 percent of GDP on defence by 2024
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Gold hits 3-week high as Fed defers rate hikes; palladium sets record
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Value of China’s metal e-waste to double to $24 billion by 2030: Greenpeace
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South Korea chipmaker shares rise on Micron’s industry recovery outlook
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares of South Korean chip giants jumped on Thursday after U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc forecast recovery in a memory market saddled with oversupply as device demand sags. The world’s second-biggest
Oil hits 2019 highs amid OPEC-led supply cuts, U.S. sanctions on Iran, Venezuela
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices reached their highest so far for 2019 on Thursday as global markets tightened amid supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and U.S. government sanctions against Iran and Venezuela.
U.S. probed FAA’s Boeing 737 Max software approval last year – Bloomberg
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Global Markets: Asian shares up on accommodative Fed; growth concerns linger
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shares in Asia rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve took a more accommodative stance at its policy meeting, but concerns over U.S.-China trade talks and slowing global growth capped
Gold near 3-week peak on dovish Fed; palladium at record high
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold rose on Thursday, trading close to a three-week peak hit in the previous session after the U.S. Federal Reserve phased out a possibility of an interest rate hike this year, while
South Korean watchdog cuts fine on Qualcomm after decade-old legal battle
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