European stock markets closed lower Friday, the final trading session of 2021 — a year of strong gains overall as economies recovered despite ongoing restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 0.3 percent in a shortened trading session ahead of the New Year. It shot up more than 14 percent …
Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are to be suspended Friday, Iranian media said, as European diplomats expressed “disappointment and concern” at the latest proposals from Iran. The semi-official ISNA news agency said the talks would “most likely” resume on Monday but French President Emmanuel Macron warned there could be a …
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European markets closed higher Monday after a weekend of strong economic data from China but ahead of fresh inflation readings, with Paris setting new records while US equities edged lower. France’s CAC 40 index reached new all-time and closing highs, topping out at 7,136.13 points intraday before closing slightly lower thanks to a strong earnings …
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FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Staff April 16, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European stocks ended at a record high on Friday, marking its seventh straight week of gains, after strong U.S. and China economic data …
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The United States and Iran announced Friday that they would start indirect talks through intermediaries next week in a bid to get both countries back into an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the deal. State Department spokesperson Ned Price called the resumption …
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FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Staff March 19, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European stocks slid on Friday after France imposed fresh regional lockdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus, amid concern over the …
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FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Staff March 12, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain (Reuters) – Rising bond yields dragged European stocks lower on Friday, although major bourses were set for weekly gains as stimulus and vaccination programmes …
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FILE PHOTO: Mitsubishi Mi-Tech concept car is seen in Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun March 10, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Renault will supply two car models for Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors to sell on the European market, the carmakers said on Wednesday, even as the Japanese firm stops …
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FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Microsoft logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration March 8, 2021 By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Banking Authority on Monday said it had been targeted by hackers, although no data had …
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FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Staff March 4, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) – European stocks closed lower on Thursday as a renewed rise in U.S. bond yields and expectations of a jump in inflation hit …
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