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FTSE 100 marks weakest day in three weeks as bank, commodity-linked stocks weigh By Reuters

By Amal S (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 marked its weakest session since late-February on Friday, as a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields weighed on bank stocks, while mining and energy stocks tracked weaker commodity prices. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 1.1%, underperforming its European peers, and posted its first weekly decline in three weeks. Bank stocks including HSBC holdings,...

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Nasdaq Steadies on Renewed Tech Bets After Rate Spike Subsides By Investing.com

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – The Nasdaq steadied Friday, as the spike in Treasury yields subsided, paving the way for bargain-hunting investors to snap up growth stocks following a rout a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.37%, or 123 points. The S&P 500 was up 0.23%, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.9%. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and...

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UK antitrust regulator prepares to investigate Facebook – FT By Reuters

(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator is set to begin an antitrust investigation into Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) in the next few months, after similar actions into Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) early this year, Financial Times reported on Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority would look into the way Facebook allegedly uses customer data against rivals in social media and...

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Analysis: Europe’s COVID-19 setbacks risk another summer travel washout By Reuters

By Sarah Young and Laurence Frost LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's airlines and travel sector are bracing for a second lost summer, with rebound hopes increasingly challenged by a hobbled COVID-19 vaccine rollout, resurgent infections and new lockdowns. Airline and travel stocks fell on Friday after Paris and much of northern France shut down...

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U.S. DOJ accuses Google of dragging its feet in antitrust trial By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice accused Google of dragging its feet in providing documents in preparation for a trial on allegations that it broke antitrust law while the search and advertising giant said the government was being unreasonable. In a joint filing late Thursday, the Justice Department said that Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google had balked at some search terms that...

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Dow Snaps Two-Week Win Streak as Traders Turn Sour on Banks After Yields Retreat By Investing.com

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – The Dow snapped a two-week win streak Friday, paced by a decline in bank stocks as bond yields retreated sharply after hitting more than one-year highs earlier this week.        The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.71%, or 234 points. The S&P 500 was down 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.76% The United States...

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U.K. shares lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 1.07% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Aerospace & Defense and Industrial Engineering sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.07%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO), which rose...

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U.S. Fed to let bank leverage exemption expire this month, will review rule By Reuters

By David Henry and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big U.S. banks will have to resume holding an extra layer of loss-absorbing capital against U.S. Treasuries and central bank deposits from next month after the Federal Reserve said on Friday it would not extend a temporary pandemic regulatory break due to expire this month. The Fed said it would, however, launch...

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Administrators layoff 440 workers at lender Greensill Capital – Guardian By Reuters

(Reuters) - More than a week after Greensill Capital collapsed into administration, 440 workers have been laid off in London and Cheshire, Guardian newspaper reported https:// Grant Thornton administrators, which took over the company's operations last week, confirmed to Guardian on Friday that they had cut jobs, but were still on the lookout for a buyer that could potentially save...

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