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European shares rise to fresh two-month peak as oil majors rally

A view shows the logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) outside its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Heiko Becker//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNovo Nordisk invests $2.3 bln to boost obesity drug productionEuro zone business activity falls in NovECB minutes: Policymakers cautiously optimistic about inflationSTOXX 600 up 0.3%Nov 23 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Thursday, supported by gains in energy stocks, while investors digested minutes of the European Central Bank's (ECB) October meeting where policymakers were cautiously optimistic about inflation falling in the euro zone.The pan-European STOXX...
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European shares fall after three days of gains; HelloFresh tumbles

A TV presenter gets ready for the daily reporting from the floor of the German share price index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Staff Acquire Licensing RightsBurberry down on revenue, profit warning; peers fallHelloFresh dives to STOXX 600 bottom after outlook cutSiemens jumps after 'solid' Q4STOXX 600 down 0.7%, Germany's DAX up 0.2%Nov 16 (Reuters) - Europe's benchmark index fell on Thursday, dragged down by energy stocks, following a three-day run of gains on hopes for a peak in interest rate policy tightening and...
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US Fed proposes shrinking fees banks charge on debit card transactions

An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday proposed slashing by nearly a third the amount of so-called "swipe fees" banks can charge merchants for processing debit-card transactions, setting up a pitched battle between the two industries over potentially billions of dollars in revenue.Citing data that showed the costs of processing such transactions had fallen by roughly half in recent years, the Fed proposed cutting the current cap...
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