By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock indexes were flat to lower on Thursday as data showed U.S. consumer price inflation came in above economists’ expectations in December, raising some doubts that the Federal Reserve will cut rates as soon as some traders expect. Bitcoin rose to a two-year high as several exchange-traded funds …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator plans to make big tech companies give their rivals greater access to data and limit them from promoting their own products under new powers it is due to receive from the government, it said on Thursday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has bolstered its oversight of Big Tech …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About half of Republicans say the U.S. needs a strong president who is not unduly restrained by courts or Congress, a possible sign of support for Donald Trump’s pitch that if re-elected he should be able to operate with minimal legal constraints, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The week-long …
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By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar was down on the day against the euro and the yen on Thursday but off lows reached before data showed that U.S. consumer price inflation came in above economists’ expectations in December, raising some doubts that the Federal Reserve will cut rates as soon as traders expect. …
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By Stephanie van den Berg, Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) -South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of carrying out genocide in Gaza and demanded that the U.N.’s top court order an emergency suspension of Israel’s devastating military campaign in the Palestinian enclave. On the first of two days of hearings at the International …
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By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices gained about 1% on Thursday after Iran seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, raising the prospect of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Brent futures rose 61 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $77.41 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude …
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By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee (Reuters) -Gold eased on Thursday to a one-month low as the dollar ticked higher after hotter-than-expected inflation data, while hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials fuelled worries that higher interest rates could stay unchanged beyond March. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $2,024.99 per ounce, as of 2:30 p.m. ET (1930 …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s capital market regulator on Thursday proposed changes in rules for fundraising and disclosure requirements for listed companies, according to a discussion paper on the regulator’s website. A discussion paper is the first step before potential policy changes by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for listed entities, funds, and …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan has seized a batch of contaminated propylene glycol solvent that was labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical, Thailand, the nation’s drug regulatory authority said on Thursday. Dow Chemical, Thailand did not respond to a request for a comment. The move comes as authorities have identified toxic propylene glycol used …
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By Aditya Kalra GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian data centre operator Yotta’s plans to purchase more AI chips from its partner Nvidia will be worth $500 million, taking its total order book with the U.S. firm to $1 billion as Yotta beefs up AI cloud services, its chief executive told Reuters. Yotta said last month that it …
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