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U.S. stocks surged on Friday, with the benchmark S&P 500 scaling a fresh record, as investors cheered robust quarterly reports from Meta Platforms and Amazon.com, while a strong jobs report kept the...

Global passive equity funds' net assets surpassed those of their active counterparts for the first time in 2023 as investors increasingly sought lower-cost funds that mirror broad market indices. According to LSEG Lipper, global passive equity funds' net assets stood at a record $15.1 trillion at the end of December while those of active funds was $14.3 trillion. Passive funds, often associated with stable, large-cap stocks with strong fundamentals and lower volatility, have grown in...

This month German Chancellor Olaf Scholz marshalled his ministers to discuss for two hours straight strategies on how best to tackle the far-right Alternative for Germany , which is polling in... -January 31, 2024 at 09:48 am EST - MarketScreener

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition is considering ways of bolstering the independence of country's highest court as fears about the strength of the far-right AfD party grow. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is polling second in nationwide surveys, raising concern it could gain significant influence in the legislature after the next federal elections in 2025 and seek to hollow out democratic structures from within. The anti-establishment, nationalist party is already un...

* Amazon, iRobot abandon merger in face of EU opposition * SoFi rises after posting Q4 profit vs year-ago loss * BlackRock...

German state broadcaster ARD on Friday said Israel was blocking two of its long-term Palestinian workers from leaving Gaza, where they fear for their lives, citing security concerns the... -January 26, 2024 at 01:43 pm EST - MarketScreener

French President Emanuel Macron urged lawmakers in Germanys lower house of parliament to join him in living up to the legacy of late statesman Wolfgang Schaeuble in a speech on Monday that was... -January 22, 2024 at 12:29 pm EST - MarketScreener

French President Emanuel Macron urged lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament to join him in living up to the legacy of late statesman Wolfgang Schaeuble in a speech on Monday that was mostly in German. Macron, who studied German at school but does not speak it fluently, practiced ahead of his address at the ceremony in the Bundestag honouring Schaeuble, French officials said. The gesture comes as French-German ties are strained by disagreements on energy, industry and defence po...

BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Emanuel Macron urged lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament to join him in living up to the legacy of late statesman Wolfgang Schaeuble in a speech on Monday that was mostly in German.

Qatar Energy within weeks could sign a long-term deal to provide liquefied natural gas to Indian buyers on cheaper and more flexible terms than existing contracts, trade sources said, as India seeks...