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Health Rounds: Amgen blood platelet booster helps patients who need chemotherapy
By Nancy Lapid May 30 (Reuters) - Amgen's AMGN.O Nplate, which treats low blood platelet counts caused by an autoimmune condition, was highly effective at preventing a similar common and serious complication of powerful chemotherapy cancer drugs, researchers reported ahead of the American Soc...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Commodities
Eletrobras Is Said To Draw Chinese Firms For Eletronuclear Stake; Transaction Could Value Stake At $1 Billion To $2 Billion - Bloomberg News
May 30 (Reuters) - ELETROBRAS IS SAID TO DRAW CHINESE FIRMS FOR ELETRONUCLEAR STAKE; TRANSACTION COULD VALUE THE STAKE AT $1 BILLION TO $2 BILLION - BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/4k7ryk6bReuters
Fri, May 30
Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-More dollar depreciation to weigh on European bank earnings - JPM
Europe's STOXX 600 up 0.6%Utilities, energy higherTariff uncertainty in focusWall St futures lowerWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comMORE DOLLAR DEPRECIATION WOULD WE...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Economic Indicator
Portugal's first-quarter contraction confirmed, exports fall
LISBON, May 30 (Reuters) - Portugal's economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter from the previous three months, when it grew 1.4%, as exports fell and imports rose in anticipation of higher tariffs amid global trade tensions, official data showed on Friday, confirming the flash estimate.In its se...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Forex
Sterling set for fourth monthly rise against a weakened dollar
By Linda Pasquini May 30 (Reuters) - Sterling held steady on Friday, set for its fourth month in a row of gains against the dollar, as recent favourable economic data support Britain's currency just as worries over U.S. tariffs and high debt weigh on the greenback."Sterling looks well sup...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Forex
NZD/USD: Likely to trade between 0.5940 and 0.6000 – UOB Group
New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is likely to trade between 0.5940 and 0.6000. In the longer run, upward momentum has faded; NZD is likely to trade in a range between 0.5900 and 0.6000 for now, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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Fri, May 30
Stocks
CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures flat ahead of Canada GDP data
May 30 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were subdued on Friday ahead of domestic GDP data, as investors assessed a U.S. appeals court's decision to undo a prior ruling that had blocked most of President Donald Trump's tariffs. June futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFcv1...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Other
Ferguson Enterprises Inc expected to post earnings of $2.02 a share - Earnings Preview
Ferguson Enterprises Inc FERG.N, FERG.K is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on June 3 for the period ending April 30 2025The Newport News Virginia-based company is expected to report a 1.5% increase in revenue to $7.421 billion from $7.31 billion a year ago, acc...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Stocks
MORNING BID AMERICAS-Tariffs return along with capital tax fears
By Mike Dolan LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets todayBy Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets This week's U.S. tariff whiplash has left financial markets dazed, as anxiety about foreign capital taxes and fresh rate cut hopes...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Commodities
Reinsurers 'well equipped' for slightly above-average 2025 hurricane season: Acrisure Re
By Rebecca DelaneyMay 30 - (The Insurer) - The reinsurance market is "well equipped" to manage another slightly above-average hurricane season in 2025, even following the LA wildfires and intense severe convective storm activity, Acrisure Re said on Friday.However, the broker warned that an ...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Stocks
2 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now
The list of what I'd consider "cheap" tech stocks has shrunk as the market has recovered over the past few weeks, but there are still some out there that could certainly have that label applied. Two that I think deserve the moniker are Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE)...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 30
Stocks
Synopsys, Ansys deal may face China delay due to new US export curbs, Berenberg says
** Chip design software firm Synopsys' SNPS.O $35 bln cash-and-stock deal to buy simulation software company Ansys ANSS.O could possibly be delayed or blocked by China's State Administration for Market Regulation, Berenberg says** Brokerage says it thinks SNPS could miss its stated target of...Reuters
Fri, May 30
Forex
AUD/USD: Likely to consolidate in a range of 0.6420/0.6470 – UOB Group
Australian Dollar (AUD) is likely to consolidate in a range of 0.6420/0.6470 vs US Dollar (USD). In the longer run, for the time being, AUD is expected to trade in a range of 0.6380/0.6485, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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Fri, May 30
Commodities
Saudi Aramco could soon issue Islamic bonds, prospectus shows
DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has published a new prospectus for its issuance programme of Islamic bonds, known as sukuk, signalling the state oil giant may soon tap the debt markets again after it raised $5 billion from a three-part bond sale this week.Reuters
Fri, May 30
Indices
USD: Trust in the US is shaken – Commerzbank
Yesterday, there was a brief glimmer of hope that US courts might overturn the US government's tariff policy. The resulting recovery of the US dollar was short-lived. After an appeals court blocked a corresponding injunction, the dollar took a significant hit. Of course, the ruling is preliminary.Fxstreet
Fri, May 30
Stocks
London stocks gain despite lingering US tariff uncertainty
FTSE 100 up 0.8%, FTSE 250 rises 0.6%M&G gains after deal with Japan's Dai-ichiHiscox rises after Berenberg restarts coverage May 30 (Reuters) - Britain's main indexes climbed on Friday, poised for weekly and monthly gains, despite a U.S. appeals court reinstating President Donald Tru...Reuters
Fri, May 30
