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Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution

INSIGHT-Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution By Ruma Paul, Krishn Kaushik, Devjyot Ghoshal, Krishna N. Das DHAKA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to cement in place reforms, according to interviews with four protest leaders.

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Britain's Revolut valued at $45 bln in share sale

UPDATE 1-Britain's Revolut valued at $45 bln in share sale Updates to add paragraphs 3-6 By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Revolut has been valued at $45 billion through a secondary share sale to new and existing investors, the financial technology firm said on Friday, making it worth more than some of Europe's biggest banks.
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Yen set for weekly drop as US recession worries fade

FOREX-Yen set for weekly drop as US recession worries fade Updated at 0830 GMT By Kevin Buckland and Sruthi Shankar TOKYO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The yen edged up against the dollar on Friday but looked on course for its biggest weekly decline since June after a slew of U.S. economic data eased fears of a recession and supported bets of gradual easing of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.
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Scatec slips after lowered power production forecast

BUZZ-Scatec slips after lowered power production forecast ** Shares in Scatec SCATC.OL slide 2.7% after the Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider cut its estimate for 2024 proportionate power production by 100 GWh to 4,100-4,500 GWh ** Q2 power production of 995 GWh was below Scatec's guidance of 1,000-1,100 GWh and analysts' consensus of 1

Investment bank B. Riley's shares set to end punishing week in red

BUZZ-Investment bank B. Riley's shares set to end punishing week in red ** Shares of investment bank B Riley RILY.O fall ~2% to $4.94 in early premarket trade ** Stock on track for seventh straight session of declines, if trend holds ** Stock has fallen ~70% so far this week after RILY said it expected to report a loss in Q2 vs year-ago profit and delayed its quarterly report with the U.S.

Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution

INSIGHT-Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution By Ruma Paul, Krishn Kaushik, Devjyot Ghoshal, Krishna N. Das DHAKA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to cement in place reforms, according to interviews with four protest leaders.

Street View: Walmart's alternative profit pools to stay big growth drivers

BUZZ-Street View: Walmart's alternative profit pools to stay big growth drivers ** Walmart WMT.N raised its annual sales and profit forecasts on Thursday for a second time this year, as Americans worried about inflation flocked to its stores for inexpensive essentials E-COMMERCE, ADVERTISING AND MEMBERSHIP IN FOCUS ** Telsey Advisory Group ("outperform," PT: $82) says WMT is executing at a high level and gaining market share; adds it is encouraged by WMT's expanded vision beyond retail and e-com

Deutsche Bank's topsy-turvy history with Postbank

Deutsche Bank's topsy-turvy history with Postbank Updates timeline last published on May 2 with three new entries By Tom Sims FRANKFURT, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank DBKGn.DE has proposed a settlement to shareholders who sued Germany's largest bank for underpaying them for its acquisition of Postbank years ago, but the deal was rejected by a lawyer for the plaintiffs as too low.
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Applied Materials slips after mildly upbeat Q4 forecast fails to impress

BUZZ-Applied Materials slips after mildly upbeat Q4 forecast fails to impress ** Shares of semiconductor equipment supplier Applied Materials AMAT.O fall 3.1% to $205.26 in premarket ** Company forecasts Q4 revenue of $6.93 bln, slightly above analysts' estimates of $6.67 bln - LSEG data ** Sees adj. EPS between $2.00 and $2.36, compared with average estimate of $2.14 per share ** "Some analysts may have been looking for a more robust next-quarter forecast," says Michael Ashley Schulman, chief i
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India's Nifty IT eyes best week in six on upbeat US data

BUZZ-India's Nifty IT eyes best week in six on upbeat US data ** India's Nifty IT index .NIFTYIT eyes best week in six on firm U.S. economic data ** Recent data, including benign consumer price inflation , strong retail sales and low weekly jobless claims have quelled fears of a recession in United States - a key revenue demography for domestic IT
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India's Apollo Hospitals extends gains as analysts upbeat on growth prospects

BUZZ-India's Apollo Hospitals extends gains as analysts upbeat on growth prospects ** Shares of Apollo Hospitals APLH.NS up 2.4% at 6,675 rupees ** Nuvama hiked PT to 7,500 rupees from 7,065 rupees, keeps "buy" rating; says APLH's guidance on 500-550 store openings in FY25 to drive 20% growth in online pharmacy ** ICICI Securities hikes PT to 6,215

STOXX 600 set for best week in more than 3 months on US rate cut hopes

UPDATE 1-STOXX 600 set for best week in more than 3 months on US rate cut hopes For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Bayer up on victory in legal battle against Roundup cancer claims UBS to liquidate $2 bln real estate fund, shares up STOXX 600 up 0.3% Updated at 0835 GMT By Pranav Kashyap Aug 16 (Reuters) - European shares gained for the fourth straight session on Friday, as upbeat risk sentiment prevailed across global marke
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Yandex NV renamed Nebius Group after Russia split

CORRECTED-Yandex NV renamed Nebius Group after Russia split In paragraph 4, corrects title of Arkady Volozh to executive director MOSCOW, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Yandex NV YNDX.O , the Dutch company that finalised a split from Russian technology giant Yandex last month, has renamed itself Nebius Group after the change received shareholder approval, it said on Friday.
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USD/ZAR will likely buck its usual August trend

BUZZ-COMMENT-USD/ZAR will likely buck its usual August trend August 16 (Reuters) - While USD/ZAR seasonality normally entails a spot rise in August, the weekly chart points to bearish trading persisting into month-end. USD/ZAR's August performance since 2000 shows it has risen in 18 of the past 24 years, or 75% of the time. Seasonality should not be considered in isolation, instead it needs to be corroborated, which does not seem to be the case in 2024. South Africa's rand was not deterred by do
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China's youth unemployment rate climbed to 17.1% in July

UPDATE 1-China's youth unemployment rate climbed to 17.1% in July Adds context throughout By Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The jobless rate for 16- to 24-year olds in China, excluding students, rose to 17.1% in July from 13.2% in the prior month, the country's statistics bureau said on Friday, as employers in the lackluster $19 trillion economy held off on hiring .

Stocks head for best week of 2024 as wild summer ride continues

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks head for best week of 2024 as wild summer ride continues Updates prices and data By Naomi Rovnick and Rae Wee LONDON SINGAPORE, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Global stocks headed for their best week since November 2023 after encouraging U.S. economic data soothed fears of an imminent recession, in a rapid shift from a rout last week that kept investors wary of a bumpy ride ahead.
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Regulatory delays remain key challenge for Nel, Berenberg cuts to 'hold'

BUZZ-Regulatory delays remain key challenge for Nel, Berenberg cuts to 'hold' ** Berenberg downgrades Norwegian hydrogen company Nel NEL.OL to "hold" from "buy" citing U.S. regulatory delays as a key challenge ** The expectation that regulatory progress in the U.S. was likely to boost order intake through H2 2024 is now probably optimistic, it says ** Berenberg says clarity in the U.S.
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Japanese flows and yen show markets recovering from BOJ scare

UPDATE 1-Japanese flows and yen show markets recovering from BOJ scare Updates with quotes By Gaurav Dogra and Brigid Riley Aug 16 (Reuters) - Japanese investment data on Friday confirmed what the sliding yen had been pointing to all week, that after a scary burst of turmoil global investors were back to betting on the Bank of Japan going slow on rate rises and on the yen staying cheap.
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Taiwan cuts 2024 GDP growth forecast to 3.90%

Taiwan cuts 2024 GDP growth forecast to 3.90% TAIPEI, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy is expected to expand by 3.90% in 2024, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics said on Friday, slightly downgrading its outlook from a previous estimate of 3.94%. Gross domestic product expanded by a revised 5.06% in the second quarter from a year earlier, compared with a preliminary 5.09%, it said.

Take Five: How deep a cut?

GRAPHIC-Take Five: How deep a cut? Aug 16 (Reuters) - Central bank chiefs congregate in Jackson Hole for their annual retreat, U.S. Democrats choose their presidential candidate and energy markets ricochet due to a confluence of Middle East and Russia-Ukraine tensions, while global PMIs are due. Here's your guide to the week ahead in financial markets from Ira Iosebashvili and Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Naomi Rovnick and Nina Chestney in London, and Kevin Buckland in Tokyo.
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Zloty firms, forint, crown weighed as fear of a US recession dissipates

CEE MARKETS-Zloty firms, forint, crown weighed as fear of a US recession dissipates BUDAPEST, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Central European currencies traded sideways on Friday, with the zloty leading with gains coming back from a banking holiday and the forint and crown weakening slightly. Emerging market currencies were weighed down by a U.S. retail sales data published on Thursday coming in above expectations, curtailing fears of a hard landing of the U.S.
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