UniCredit ups pressure on Commerzbank, fuelling German anger
Berlin (AFP) - Italian bank UniCredit said Wednesday it had boosted its stake in Germany's Commerzbank, intensifying takeover speculation and...
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Stocks and dollar edge higher before Fed rate decision
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly edged higher while the dollar rose against main rivals Wednesday ahead of an expected...
Further hike in UK inflation hits rate cut chance
London (AFP) - UK annual inflation climbed further above the Bank of England's target rate in November, official data showed...
Pokemon is back with a hit new gaming app
Paris (AFP) - With over 60 million downloads and an estimated $180 million in revenue since late October, a new...
Economic woes mount for Russia’s war machine
Warsaw (AFP) - Stubborn inflation, exorbitant borrowing costs, bankruptcy risks and a growth slowdown: the Russian economy is facing a...
US Fed expected to cut again, despite uncertain path ahead
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday and signal...
True blue tradition: how Japan’s coveted jeans are made
Kojima-ajino (Japan) (AFP) - Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on...
One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
Paris (AFP) - TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly...
‘Everybody wants to be my friend’: Trump feels the love
Washington (AFP) - A shock outsider when he was first elected president eight years ago -- and a pariah when...
A US farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants
Blacksburg (United States) (AFP) - On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research...
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