(Corrects 13th paragraph of Feb 3 article to say Elie Girard departed, not that he was ousted) By Mathieu Rosemain and Julien Ponthus PARIS (Reuters) – The French government holds the final keys to any move to buy the BDS...
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World stocks fall on central banks’ inflation outlooks, glum Facebook update
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global equity markets slumped lower on Thursday while gold prices steadied and the dollar weakened as frightened investors digested disappointing updates from major central banks about the...
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Euro rises to three-week high vs dollar after ECB’s Lagarde turns hawkish
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The euro surged to a three-week high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after comments from European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde fuelled expectations of faster policy...
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Electric vehicles drive up nickel, cobalt and lithium prices
By Pratima Desai and Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) – Accelerating sales of electric vehicles have fuelled a scramble for nickel, cobalt and lithium, propelling prices of the battery materials to multi-year highs Phasing out...
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South Africa urges Rio Tinto workers to report cases of discrimination
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s labour ministry on Thursday urged Rio Tinto workers to report instances of discrimination after the Anglo-Australian miner released an internal report detailing sexual assault, racism, and...
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GAM returns full value of Greensill-linked fund to clients – memo
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss asset manager GAM Holding has returned the full value and more of a fund linked to shuttered supply chain finance firm Greensill, it told employees in an internal memo on Thursday. “GAM announced today...
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