By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices swung wildly in 2022, climbing on tight supplies amid the war in Ukraine, then sliding on weaker demand from top importer China and worries of an econom[...]
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Europe
Audi workers in Mexico extend strike deadline to Jan. 11
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Worker representatives at German automaker Audi’s Mexico plant have extended a strike deadline to Jan. 11 from Jan. 1 as they aim to reach an agreement with the fir[...]
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U.S. dollar down, still set for best year since 2015
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dollar was on track to post its best year since 2015 on Friday in the last trading day of a year dominated by Federal Reserve rate hikes and fears of a[...]
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Russia outlines plan for ‘unfriendly’ investors to sell up at half-price
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign investors from “unfriendly” countries selling stakes in Russian assets may have to do so at half-price or less, the finance ministry said on Friday, with t[...]
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European shares fall, record worst year since 2018
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European shares slipped in the last trading day of a rough year marked by geopolitical tensions and fears of a recession as central banks[...]
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Japan insurers to maintain cover for LNG vessels in Russian waters
By Ritsuko Shimizu and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese insurers are expected to maintain marine war insurance, which covers the sinking and requisition of ships due to war in Russian wa[...]
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Russia’s Yandex co-founder Volozh pens farewell message to staff
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -The co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex, Arkady Volozh, said goodbye in an internal message to staff on Friday ahead of a corporate restructuring that cou[...]
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Global equity funds see outflows for an eighth straight week
(Reuters) – Global equity funds posted net outflows for an eighth straight week in the seven days to Dec. 28 as a stronger than expected U.S. GDP reading raised worries that U.S. interest rates[...]
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How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires – 2022 has[...]
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