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World leaders seek ways to strengthen global supply chains

U.S. President Joe Biden and 16 other world leaders on Sunday discussed action to make supply chains more resilient in the face of any future health crises, as well as climate change and even planned attacks.

Stocks slip, short-term yields leap with inflation

Tech shares slipped and short-term Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday as investors expect inflation to prompt interest rate hikes, with a hotter-than-forecast reading in Australia the latest sign of prices pressuring central bankers to act.

Miners, mixed earnings drag down European stocks

European stocks slipped on Wednesday, with miners leading the declines after concerns about Chinese intervention hit metal prices, while mixed corporate earnings reports kept investors on edge.

Visa beats profit estimates on travel, online spending boom

Visa Inc’s (V.N) quarterly profit topped Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, as a recovery in travel and an improving global economic picture drove volume growth at the world’s largest payment processor.

Australian iron ore baron bets big on global green revolution

Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest wants to turn his company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AX), into the world’s biggest green energy group, but critics say his targets are a stretch even for a man who built the world’s fourth-largest iron ore producer from scratch in just over a decade.

World leaders seek ways to strengthen global supply chains

U.S. President Joe Biden and 16 other world leaders on Sunday discussed action to make supply chains more resilient in the face of any future health crises, as well as climate change and even planned attacks.

Stocks slip, short-term yields leap with inflation

Tech shares slipped and short-term Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday as investors expect inflation to prompt interest rate hikes, with a hotter-than-forecast reading in Australia the latest sign of prices pressuring central bankers to act.

Miners, mixed earnings drag down European stocks

European stocks slipped on Wednesday, with miners leading the declines after concerns about Chinese intervention hit metal prices, while mixed corporate earnings reports kept investors on edge.

Visa beats profit estimates on travel, online spending boom

Visa Inc’s (V.N) quarterly profit topped Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, as a recovery in travel and an improving global economic picture drove volume growth at the world’s largest payment processor.

Australian iron ore baron bets big on global green revolution

Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest wants to turn his company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AX), into the world’s biggest green energy group, but critics say his targets are a stretch even for a man who built the world’s fourth-largest iron ore producer from scratch in just over a decade.

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