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UK Markets Unruffled After Controversial Minister Suella Braverman Sacked
Monday, November 13, 2023 - 9:28am | 570Suella Braverman was sacked as UK home secretary on Monday as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched a major reshuffle of his top team. Markets have, in the past, reacted strongly to UK cabinet reshuffles – most notably during the premiership of Liz Truss last year. On Monday, however, traders...
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These 3 European Companies Could See Their Dividend-Paying Stocks Benefiting From Strong Dollar
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 12:58pm | 595As the war in Ukraine rages on, European companies are facing a tough macroeconomic environment with global interest rates rising, a strong dollar weakening the euro, and supply chain crunches. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 Index is only down 2.62% year-to-date, compared to the S&P 500 which is...
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Europe Off To Positive Start This Week
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 4:09am | 62The European indexes are positive so far on this Monday morning. The U.K. FTSE 100 index is up 0.5% to 5,298.82, the German DAX index is up 0.6% to 6,146.49 and the French CAC-40 is up 0.4% to 3,623.56. The Stoxx 600 Europe index is positive by 0.5%, rising to 256.77. U.S. futures are also...
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European Shares Down Fourth Day Straight
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 5:11am | 97European shares were down for the fourth straight day on Monday. Technology companies in particular were hit hard. Shares of STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) were down 2%. Despite the declines in so many other European stocks, shares of Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) managed to rise 3.4% in...