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Asia shares turn cautious ahead of U.S. inflation

Asian shares turned lower on Monday as relief over the benign U.S. jobs report was chilled by caution ahead of…

4 years ago

Oil eases on Iran concern after hitting two-year high above $72

Oil eased after hitting a two-year high above $72 a barrel on Monday, pressured by the prospect of higher Iranian…

4 years ago

Asia breathes sigh of relief as U.S. jobs fail to shock

Asian shares firmed on Monday while the dollar wavered after the anxiously awaited May U.S. payrolls report showed the recovery…

4 years ago

Tech giants and tax havens targeted by historic G7 deal

The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out…

4 years ago

Explainer: What is a global minimum tax and what will it mean?

Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations reached a landmark accord on Saturday backing the creation of…

4 years ago

Ireland confident G7 tax deal won’t dent multinational investment

Ireland’s finance minister said he remained confident the country’s low-tax economy would continue to attract multinational investment and jobs even…

4 years ago

Fewer Americans blame COVID for preventing them from seeking work

Fewer Americans are citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason why they’re not looking for work as more people are…

4 years ago

Stocks steady, dollar climbs as U.S. recovery sparks Fed tapering fears

The dollar hit a multi-week high on Friday while European stocks, oil and gold steadied as markets braced for further…

4 years ago

Exclusive: U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism

The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake…

4 years ago

Asia tracks Wall St lower as U.S. inflation bets perk up

Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Friday as signs of a strengthening U.S. recovery boosted bets for higher inflation…

4 years ago