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By Eleanor Whitfield

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Canada's 2-Year Bond Yields Signal Faster Economic Cooling Than US
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Canada's 2-Year Bond Yields Signal Faster Economic Cooling Than US

Canadian 2-year government bond yields are signaling faster economic cooling at home than in the US. Rosenberg Research expects the yield ga

Hedge funds pile into US healthcare stocks as AI drug discovery gains traction
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Hedge funds pile into US healthcare stocks as AI drug discovery gains traction

Hedge funds are piling back into US healthcare stocks, with Goldman Sachs reporting net exposure near a five-year high. The surge is led by

Brookfield Raises $2 Billion for Middle East Private Equity Fund with PIF Backing
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Brookfield Raises $2 Billion for Middle East Private Equity Fund with PIF Backing

Brookfield Asset Management has raised about $2 billion for a new Middle East private equity fund, Brookfield Middle East Partners. Saudi Ar

UAE stocks edge higher as investors await Fed rate decision and geopolitical calm
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UAE stocks edge higher as investors await Fed rate decision and geopolitical calm

UAE stocks ended Monday higher, with Abu Dhabi up 0.17% and Dubai up 0.99%, as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's rate decision

OpenAI plans to triple Dublin staff to 350 in European AI hub expansion
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OpenAI plans to triple Dublin staff to 350 in European AI hub expansion

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, plans to more than triple its Dublin workforce to 350 employees and lease 88,000 square feet in the city's Sil

Sterling rises as oil price drop eases pressure on Bank of England
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Sterling rises as oil price drop eases pressure on Bank of England

Sterling rose to $1.3330 as Brent crude slid 9% to $87.84 a barrel, easing fears that high energy costs would keep UK inflation sticky. Bond

Berenberg raises Poste Italiane target after strong Q2 and new plan
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Berenberg raises Poste Italiane target after strong Q2 and new plan

Berenberg raised its price target for Poste Italiane to €32.90 after the company posted strong second-quarter results and unveiled a new str

Asian stocks rise as oil slides on Gulf cease-fire hopes
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Asian stocks rise as oil slides on Gulf cease-fire hopes

Asian stocks edged higher as oil prices tumbled on hopes of a cease-fire in the Persian Gulf. Brent crude fell 6.7%, calming inflation worri

AT&T raises at least €2 billion in euro and sterling bond market
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AT&T raises at least €2 billion in euro and sterling bond market

AT&T is tapping European bond markets with a multi-tranche deal worth at least €2 billion, plus a 26-year sterling note. The offering lets t

Berenberg Lifts Generali Price Target on Reserve Cushion for Natural Disasters
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Berenberg Lifts Generali Price Target on Reserve Cushion for Natural Disasters

Berenberg lifted its price target for Assicurazioni Generali to €73 from €71, highlighting the insurer's ability to smooth out natural disas

Berenberg Cuts SAP Price Target Despite Strong Cloud Backlog in Q2
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Berenberg Cuts SAP Price Target Despite Strong Cloud Backlog in Q2

Berenberg trimmed its price target for SAP to €205 from €215, even as the software giant's Q2 cloud backlog came in stronger than expected.

Asia's relief rally leaves Singapore strong, Indonesia shaky
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Asia's relief rally leaves Singapore strong, Indonesia shaky

A pause in US-Iran tensions sparked a relief rally across emerging Asia, but the winners split: Singapore jumped after a surprise policy tig