[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices held steady on Thursday, holding close to a two-week high, as the dollar eased on rising expectations of an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. A dealer displays
Exclusive: Canada warns U.S. against drug import plans, citing shortage concerns
[ad_1] TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada opposes any U.S. plans to buy Canadian prescription drugs that might threaten the country’s drug supply or raise costs for its own citizens, officials have told U.S. authorities, in a
Publicis cuts guidance after disappointing second quarter revenue growth
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Blackstone reports better-than-expected Q2 distributable earnings
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Blackstone Group Inc, the world’s largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, said on Thursday its distributable earnings in the second quarter rose 1% year-on-year, more than
Oil falls as U.S. Gulf oil platforms return to service
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil fell more than 1.5% a barrel on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in U.S. equities markets and an expectation that crude output would rise in the Gulf of Mexico
Wall Street opens lower as Netflix plunges
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Morgan Stanley profit beats on wealth management gains, lower expenses
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley (MS.N) reported a drop in quarterly profit but beat analysts’ expectations on gains in its wealth-management business and lower expenses. FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley
Oil rises after Iran says it seized foreign tanker in Gulf
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 1% on Thursday after Iran said it had seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf amid rising tensions between Tehran and the West over the safety
Singapore fuel inventories hit eight-month low ahead of IMO fuel switch
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil product inventories in the Singapore storage and trading hub fell to an eight-month low in the week ended July 17, official data showed, in one of the latest signs that
Pakistan price squeeze hits middle class as well as poor
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government faces mounting pressure as rising prices and tough austerity policies under Pakistan’s latest bailout from the International Monetary Fund are squeezing the middle class that helped