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Mastercard to require banks to use recycled materials for cards 05 Apr 2023 - 02:47 pm
Mastercard Inc. credit cards are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Credit Suisse chiefs say sorry to angry shareholders 04 Apr 2023 - 07:57 pm
Credit Suisse chairman Axel Lehmann reacts at the end of the last annual general meeting of Credit Suisse bank, in Zurich, on April 4, 2023, following the takeover by UBS of Credit Suisse, hastily arranged by the Swiss government on March 19 to prevent a financial meltdown. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
McDonald's temporarily closes US offices ahead of layoffs 03 Apr 2023 - 11:35 pm
A sign is posted in front of a McDonald's restaurant on April 03, 2023 in San Pablo, California. Fast food chain restaurant McDonald's is shuttering its U.S. offices this week as the company prepares to restructure and inform employees about layoffs. (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Swiss prosecutors say investigating UBS-Credit Suisse merger 02 Apr 2023 - 10:25 pm
File photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
India’s jobless rate hits a three-month high of 7.8%, says CMIE 02 Apr 2023 - 04:56 pm
A shopkeeper speaks on her phone as she waits for customers at her shop along a road in India's north-eastern state, Arunachal Pradesh on April 2, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Up to 30% of jobs may go in UBS-Credit Suisse merger: reports 02 Apr 2023 - 02:32 pm
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SVB Collapse Weighs on Biden’s Search for Fed Vice Chair 31 Mar 2023 - 09:05 pm
A Silicon Valley Bank logo is seen in Tempe, Arizona, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by REBECCA NOBLE / AFP)
Credit Suisse accused of more tax evasion aid 29 Mar 2023 - 08:56 pm
In this file photo taken on March 24, 2023 shows a sign of Credit Suisse bank.
Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service, with guardrails 28 Mar 2023 - 10:14 pm
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Alibaba to split into 6 groups, separate IPOs expected 28 Mar 2023 - 03:35 pm
This file photo taken on May 27, 2022 shows staff members walking past the logo of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba at its headquarters in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. Photo by AFP
SVB collapse 'textbook case of mismanagement': top Fed official 27 Mar 2023 - 08:17 pm
In this file photo taken on March 20, 2023 the SVB Private logo is displayed outside of a Silicon Valley Bank branch in Santa Monica, California.(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark 27 Mar 2023 - 07:57 pm
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Rolex wows fans with new Daytona, Zany dials, and a totally new watch 27 Mar 2023 - 06:08 pm
Participants watches a showcase at the Rolex booth on the opening day of luxury watch fair 'Watches and Wonders Geneva', on March 27, 2023 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Elon Musk puts Twitter's value at just $20 billion 27 Mar 2023 - 12:24 am
Elon Musk's picture through the Twitter logo. File photo: Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Credit Suisse wouldn’t have lasted another day, Minister says 25 Mar 2023 - 02:34 pm
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French retailer Leroy Merlin says to quit Russia 24 Mar 2023 - 07:12 pm
Men walk with a cart loaded with purchases on a parking lot of a Leroy Merlin DIY store in the Moscow region, some 50 km off Moscow, on March 24, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)
Gold prices rose 0.4 percent yesterday 24 Mar 2023 - 10:42 am
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Investors should keep an eye on global financial markets’ developments 24 Mar 2023 - 10:42 am
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