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Banks are bracing for a recession as Treasury yields surge

Bank stocks are on pace for yearly losses, but the banking industry's reserves are at the highest level in three decades, according to DBRS Morning...

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Here’s who could replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Fight for the next speaker is better to hammer out now than on the eve of the next possible shutdown, analyst says

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UK Regulator Allows Hitachi-Thales Deal to Proceed

UK Regulator Allows Hitachi-Thales Deal to Proceed

Renewi Sees FY 2024 Results Within Views, Better-Than-Expected Cash Performance

Renewi Sees FY 2024 Results Within Views, Better-Than-Expected Cash Performance

QinetiQ Gets $127 Mln Contract From US Defense Department

QinetiQ Gets $127 Mln Contract From US Defense Department

Staffline to Buy Up to 3.9 Mln Shares

Staffline to Buy Up to 3.9 Mln Shares

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Revenge Travel Is Dead. What Comes Next.

TI Fluid Systems Launches Up to EUR40 Mln Buyback

TI Fluid Systems Launches Up to EUR40 Mln Buyback

Superdry to Sell South Asian IP to Joint Venture for GBP40 Mln

Superdry to Sell South Asian IP to Joint Venture for GBP40 Mln

Tesco PLC 1H Net Pft GBP927M

Tesco PLC 1H Net Pft GBP927M

Vast Resources Agrees on Further Debt Extension to Nov. 30

Vast Resources Agrees on Further Debt Extension to Nov. 30

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Target's Store Closures Raise Eyebrows. What's Really Going on With Retail Theft?

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5 Lessons to Make You a Better Options Investor

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At least 21 people dead after fiery bus crash near Venice

Sanofi, Teva Collaborate on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Drug

Sanofi, Teva Collaborate on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Drug

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Multiple people shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say

Ripple Obtains Full License to Operate in Singapore

Ripple Obtains Full License to Operate in Singapore

Ripple Obtains Full License to Operate in Singapore

Ripple Obtains Full License to Operate in Singapore

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New England’s housing markets ‘heat up’ as home prices jump in August — and rose by over 9% in one state

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North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat

Kusuri No Aoki Shares Jump After Strong Sales of Food Items Boost Profit

Kusuri No Aoki Shares Jump After Strong Sales of Food Items Boost Profit

RBNZ keeps interest rates steady, says policy could be restrictive for some time

New Zealand's central bank kept interest rates unchanged ahead of a national election later this month where cost-of-living pressures and economic management are top concerns of voters.

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Demand for Italy’s BTP Valore Could Tame BTP-Bund Spread Widening

Good demand for Italy’s retail-only BTP Valore government-bond issuance, which is continuing this week, could counter widening in the 10-year Italian BTP-German Bund yield spread, Citi said.

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Tesco Ups Views as Cost Cuts Boost Performance

Australian Stocks Tumble to 11-Month Low

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended 0.8% lower at 6890.2 amid weakness in stock markets globally, with banks and energy companies among the biggest losers.

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Developer China SCE Seeks Suspension of Trading in Debt Securities

USD/SGD Steady, Underpinned by Higher Treasury Yields

USD/SGD traded steadily in the Asian session, underpinned by higher Treasury yields.

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Some Americans Jailed in Russia Fear Being Left Behind

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Bond Selloff Threatens Hopes for Soft Landing

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Japan Is the Most Exciting Market in the World

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How China’s BYD Became Tesla’s Biggest Threat

When Caroline Ellison Met Sam Bankman-Fried

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book ‘Going Infinite,’ Michael Lewis offers an intimate look at the tumultuous early days of the relationship between the two figures at the center of the fraud trial over the collapse ...

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Pepper...and Salt

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SoftBank’s Son Says Artificial General Intelligence Will Soon Surpass Humans

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What Happens Next in the House Speaker Race

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Ripple Obtains Full License to Operate in Singapore

Gold Prices Flat; Strong U.S. Job Data Could Weigh

Gold prices were flat in early Asian trade after ending near a seven-month low the previous day, weighed by the strong U.S. dollar on the back of surging Treasury yields.

Oil Edges Lower, Weighed by Strong U.S. Dollar

Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade as the U.S. dollar continues to rally given the surge in Treasury yields.

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Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker in Historic Vote

How Far Does $100 Actually Go at the Airport?

It doesn’t take long for the price of two meals and some snacks to blow your budget these days.

You Gorged on Your European Vacation but Lost Weight. Why?

Americans who eat their way through Europe sometimes come home surprised to see a lower number on the scale.

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An Abandoned Chocolate Factory Holds a Sweet Surprise: An Elegant Holiday Home