Hope for enhanced trade following reopening of embassies
August 26, 2015
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Hope for enhanced trade following reopening of embassies

Hammond was speaking a day after he had raised the British flag at a reopening…

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China cuts interest rates to halt stock market crash
August 26, 2015
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China cuts interest rates to halt stock market crash

The benchmark one-year lending rate was cut to 4.6% and the deposit rate was slashed…

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FTSE dips below 6000 on ‘Black Monday’ for global markets
August 26, 2015
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FTSE dips below 6000 on ‘Black Monday’ for global markets

RSA Insurance Group Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc were the only stocks…

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China cuts interest rates in new bid to spur economy
August 25, 2015
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China cuts interest rates in new bid to spur economy

That said, the Chinese stock market was still down another 7.6 percent in Tuesday trading,…

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IAAF Nominates New President and New Chinese Council Member
August 23, 2015
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IAAF Nominates New President and New Chinese Council Member

The 58-year-old, a double Olympic 1,500 metres champion, is running against pole vault legend Sergey…

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Sebastian Coe elected IAAF president
August 23, 2015
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Sebastian Coe elected IAAF president

Former Olympic 1500m champion Coe was voted in over Ukraine’s ex-Olympic pole vaulter Sergey Bubka…

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Dow drops more than 500 points in a single day
August 23, 2015
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Dow drops more than 500 points in a single day

Specialist Mario Picone (right) watches the numbers as he works on the floor of the…

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Dow drops more than 500 points, rocks Wall Street
August 22, 2015
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Dow drops more than 500 points, rocks Wall Street

Investors wondered whether that meant the growth here is fragile, and started selling stocks. Investors…

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Dow Jones loses 530 points
August 22, 2015
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Dow Jones loses 530 points

A searing six-year rally in U.S. stocks had advanced into the summer months, shrugging off…

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Worst Trading Day of 2015
August 21, 2015
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Worst Trading Day of 2015

“Investors are wondering if growth isn’t coming from the U.S. or China, where is it…

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