By Noel Randewich, Medha Singh and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. lender First Republic tumbled nearly 50% on Monday on fears it will need a second rescue to stay afloat, bucking a broader rally in bank shares driven by UBS Group’s state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse. Less than a week after large U.S. …
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By Tim Cocks and Anait Miridzhanian JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters marched through South Africa’s cities on Monday, calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign over the lack of jobs and electricity, as security forces guarded malls and streets to prevent any violence and looting. As of 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) more than 550 protesters …
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By Koh Gui Qing and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Bank stocks rallied on Monday and a cross-asset scramble for safety abated, as investors heaved a tentative sigh of relief that a historic weekend rescue of financial heavyweight Credit Suisse is containing the banking crisis for now. Sunday saw the most dramatic state intervention …
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By David Stanway (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change. “The rate of temperature rise in the last half century …
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By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rebounded and rose over 1% on Monday after diving to their lowest levels in 15 months as the market worried that risks in the global banking sector could spark a recession that would sap fuel demand. In volatile trade, Brent crude futures for May rose 82 cents, …
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By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dollar slid on Monday as investors reacted to UBS’ cut-price takeover of its beleaguered rival Credit Suisse CSGN.S. UBS UBSG.S agreed to buy Credit Suisse on Sunday for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) and assume up to $5.4 billion in losses, in a shotgun merger engineered by …
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By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices retreated from their highest level in a year in volatile trading on Monday, as share markets and Treasury yields bounced back on central banks’ efforts to shore up confidence in the financial sector. Spot gold dipped 0.5% to $1,977.18 per ounce by 1:57 p.m. EDT (1757 GMT), after …
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By Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police tear gassed the leader of the opposition on Monday and arrested senior lawmakers in his parliamentary faction, as protesters took to the streets to march against President William Ruto and the high cost of living. The convoy of Raila Odinga, who was defeated by Ruto …
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By Kylie MacLellan and Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party on Monday said it would vote against a key element of the British government’s agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules, in a blow for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. But leader Jeffrey Donaldson said his party might yet be …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top executive at proxy solicitor Kingsdale Advisors on Monday said he launched a new firm amid growing demand for advice on engaging with shareholders as corporate agitators push for more changes at companies. Michael Fein, who headed Canadian firm Kingsdale’s U.S. operations as president, U.S., until the start of …
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