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Europe: Stoxx closes up; French stocks outperform on expectations of new budget
EUROPEAN shares eked out gains on Friday (Dec 6), with French stocks logging their biggest daily rise in three weeks as investors factored in a potential budget despite ongoing...
Dating Costs: 50 Cities Compared
Dating can be a fun way to meet new people, but it can also be expensive. In this article, we will look at the average date cost in 50...
China’s JD Logistics takes full ownership of Kuayue-Express with 6.48 billion yuan stake buy
CHINA’S JD Logistics will acquire the 36.43 per cent stake it does not already own in Kuayue-Express Group for not more than 6.48 billion yuan (S$1.2 billion) to further...
India central bank holds rates steady; cuts banks’ cash reserve ratio
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday (Dec 6) but cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) that banks are required to hold,...
World Bank raises record US$100 billion for aid to poorest nations
THE World Bank received pledges to deploy a record of US$100 billion via its unit focused on low-interest loans and grants to the poorest nations.The total figure to fund...
Wall Street banks predict biggest China rate cuts in a decade
CHINA’S central bank will deliver the biggest interest-rate cuts in a decade next year as policymakers intensify efforts to shore up growth and arrest deflation, in the view of...
Barclays promotes 116 staffers across bank to managing director
BARCLAYS promoted 116 employees across the bank to its managing director ranks. The investment bank took the largest share of the promotions, according to a source familiar with the...
Gold heads for second weekly fall; spotlight on US payrolls data
GOLD prices held steady on Friday (Dec 6) but were headed for a second straight week of decline, while focus shifted to the US payrolls data due later in...
