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GBP/USD: Sharp drop in GBP has scope to extend – UOB Group
Sharp drop in GBP has scope to extend; the 1.2245 level is expected to provide support. In the longer run, GBP is likely to trade with a downward bias towards 1.2245, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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Feb 3, 2025
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WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work
By Jennifer RigbyLONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - World Health Organization member states will discuss cutting part of its budget by $400 million in light of President Trump's move to withdraw the United States, its biggest government funder, from the agency, a document released on Monday showed. Openi...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Stocks
You May Have Heard That the Best Investors Are Dead Investors. The Study Behind This Statement Doesn't Really Exist, but There's a Reason People Keep Saying It.
If you search online for information on investing, you might find references to a report revealing that some of the best-performing brokerage accounts were inactive ones that had seen no trades either because the account holder had died or just forgotten about the account. While it turns out that th...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Stocks
The Ultimate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy in 2025
Winners tend to keep on winning. That's a core tenet of many of the best investors here at The Motley Fool -- and one that can help you achieve tremendous success in the stock market.With this premise in mind, I propose that the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to buy in 2025 will be among t...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
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If US and EU start trade war, China is 'laughing on the side', EU's Kallas says
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Union Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday there were no winners in a trade war, and if United States and Europe started one "then the one laughing on the side is China". "We are very interlinked. We need America, and America needs us as we...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Stocks
These 5 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Will Generate Over $6,900 in Passive Income for Me in 2025
I like the idea of passive income. Making money without doing anything is appealing. Sure, most of us have to work hard initially to save enough to get the passive income stream flowing. However, once that key prerequisite is out of the way, we can receive income on an ongoing basis.While there are ...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Forex
FOREX-Dollar surges on Trump's tariffs, sending peers to multi-year lows
Trump delivers on promise of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and ChinaCanada, Mexico vow retaliatory measures, stoking trade war fearsEuro plunges to lowest since 2022, bitcoin slumps below $100,000Updates in early European tradeBy Kevin Buckland, Ankur Banerjee and Greta Rosen Fondahn TOKYO/SINGAPORE,...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Stocks
European carmaker shares fall after Trump imposes tariffs
Updates shares throughout Feb 3 (Reuters) - Shares in some of the biggest European carmakers plunged on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China, raising concern over possible duties on EU imports.Stellantis STLAM.M...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
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Answer to trade tariffs is replying with same measures, Luxembourg PM said
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The answer to trade tariffs is to reply with the same measures, Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden said on Monday, speaking at an informal EU defence retreat in Brussels."I think tariffs are always bad. Tariffs are bad for trade. Tariffs are bad for the United Stat...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Stocks
2 Historically Cheap Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy With Confidence in February, and 1 to Avoid
For the better part of 60 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been running circles around Wall Street. Though Berkshire's stock isn't going to outperform the benchmark S&P 500 every year, the aptly dubbed Oracle of Omaha has overseen a greater than 5,720,000% ...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
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SoftBank, OpenAI unveil Japan AI joint venture
Adds comment from Altman in paragaph 8By Sam Nussey TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group 9984.T CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to offer artificial intelligence services to corporate customers.The joint venture, SB Op...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Cryptocurrencies
Amid Trump Tariffs, Can Solaxy Presale Beat the Odds and Save Solana?
Solana, Solana, Solana – even while the market’s number-5 crypto came roaring back in 2024, the blockchain remains plagued with network failures and congestion. And now, with crypto degens spamming Pump.fun meme coins and the biggest of big-name promoters jumping into the space, those issues are get...Bitcoinist
Feb 3, 2025
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Kremlin says new elections in Ukraine are necessary
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that elections in Ukraine were necessary for legitimisation. The United States wants Ukraine to hold elections, potentially by the end of the year, especially if Kyiv can agree a truce with Russia in the coming months, President Donald Trump's...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Stocks
US STOCKS-Futures tumble as Trump's tariffs stoke trade war risks
For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.Futures down: Dow 1.32%, S&P 500 1.55%, Nasdaq 1.86% Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as fears of a full-blown trade war and its impact on the global economy ...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Technical Analysis
EUR/USD: Risk is for further Euro weakness – UOB Group
Oversold decline has not stabilized; support levels are at 1.0175 and 1.0100. In the longer run, risk is for further Euro (EUR) weakness; it remains to be seen if it can break and remain below 1.0100, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.Fxstreet
Feb 3, 2025
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Syria's president Sharaa to visit Turkey on Tuesday, Ankara says
ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Syria's newly appointed transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, will visit Ankara on Tuesday at the invitation of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Presidency said on Monday.Erdogan and al-Sharaa will discuss the latest developments in Syria, as well as pos...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
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BRIEF-KKR Has Teamed Up With Real Estate Giant Hulic In Process Of Buying Shares In Intermediate Holding Company That Bundles Non-Core Businesses Such As Supermarkets Under Seven & I Holdings, Nikkei Says
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd 3382.T:KKR HAS TEAMED UP WITH REAL ESTATE GIANT HULIC IN PROCESS OF BUYING SHARES IN INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY THAT BUNDLES NON-CORE BUSINESSES SUCH AS SUPERMARKETS UNDER SEVEN & I HOLDINGS, NIKKEI SAYSSEVEN & I HOLDINGS PLANS TO DECIDE ON F...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
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Kremlin says contacts are 'apparently planned' with Trump administration
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin, asked on Monday about U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that talks and meetings with Russia are scheduled, said that contacts were "apparently planned", and that Moscow had a planning process.Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
