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The European Central Bank on Thursday announced its fourth interest rate cut of 2024, confirming expectations for a quarter-percentage-point move and lowering its inflation forecast for this and next year.

In a surprising turn of events, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States has seen an unexpected increase. The latest economic data reveals that the actual number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week reached 242K.

MetLife is aiming for double-digit growth in its adjusted earnings per share over the next five years by doubling down on investments in core areas such as group benefits and asset management, its chief executive told Reuters.

Shares of major pharmacy-benefit managers tumbled Wednesday after a report that a bipartisan group of lawmakers is planning to introduce legislation that would break them up — though one healthcare analyst believes such a bill is unlikely to be passed into law.

ServiceTitan, a provider of cloud software to contractors, priced its IPO at $71 a share on Wednesday, above the expected range.

Nvidia said recent social media posts alleging the company would cut supplies to China were false, according to a company post on Chinese social media.

China affirmed its recent policy shifts and stressed plans to boost growth in a high-level economic planning meeting that wrapped up Thursday, according to a daily evening news broadcast on state-run CCTV.

Shares of Ciena were trading lower after the optical networking equipment company reported disappointing quarterly earnings.

The Swiss National Bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points, exceeding expectations of a smaller trim amid an ongoing tussle with depressed inflation and a strong Swiss franc.

Shares of Adobe fell nearly 10% in premarket trading on Thursday after the Photoshop maker’s downbeat full-year revenue forecast led to concerns that returns from AI investments into its software applications might take longer than expected.

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Εύσημα στην «περιφέρεια» της Ευρωζώνης μία δεκαετία μετά την κρίση χρέους, η οποία παρέλυσε το μπλοκ, δίνουν οι Financial Times, με αφορμή την πολιτική περιδίνηση στη Γαλλία, που έφερε το κόστος δανεισμού υψηλότερα από το αντίστοιχο στην Ελλάδα.

Η Cenergy Holdings ανακοινώνει πως η Subsea7 ανέθεσε στη Σωληνουργεία Κορίνθου, τον κλάδο της σωλήνων χάλυβα, δύο σημαντικά συμβόλαια για υποθαλάσσια έργα στη Βόρεια Θάλασσα.

Την είσοδό του Ομίλου ΔΕΗ στην Ιταλική αγορά Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας σηματοδοτεί η έναρξη της λειτουργίας δύο νέων φωτοβολταϊκών σταθμών συνολικής εγκατεστημένης ισχύος 32 MW.

Αυξημένη διείσδυση σε έργα αποθήκευσης ενέργειας εντός και εκτός Ελλάδας, σχεδιάζει ο τομέας της M Renewables, που αποτελεί τον πράσινο ενεργειακό πυλώνα της Μetlen Energy Of Metals στον τομέα των Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας και μονάδων Αποθήκευσης.

Zara owner Inditex posted a rare miss on quarterly sales and profit on Wednesday, although the world’s biggest listed fast-fashion retailer said the holiday shopping season had got off to a good start.

A federal district court judge in Oregon has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Kroger’s planned acquisition of Alberstons, in a deal valued at more than $24 billion. The suit was brought by the Federal Trade Commission, eight states, and the District of Columbia.

Consumer prices rose at a faster annual pace in November, a reminder that inflation remains an issue both for households and policymakers.

Apple on Wednesday started integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its devices, delivering on a long-awaited feature that investors hope will help drive sales of its latest iPhones.

The Biden administration is weighing new, harsher sanctions against Russia’s lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the Kremlin’s war machine just weeks before Donald Trump to the White House.