UBS (UBSG.S) has initiated its share buyback program, announced earlier this year, repurchasing shares worth 44.8 million Swiss francs ($50.21 million) last week, the Swiss bank reported on Monday. UBS previously stated
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Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday depict a challenging scenario for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservative Party, with one pollster warning of potential “electoral extinction” in the July 4 election.
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Russia’s Ingosstrakh announced on Friday that it might challenge UK sanctions in court and is seeking clarification on the measures imposed by the British government on Thursday. Ingosstrakh, which provides services including
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Meta Platforms (META.O) will not launch its Meta AI models in Europe for now. The decision follows a directive from the Irish privacy regulator to delay using data from Facebook and Instagram
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France is experiencing a “very serious” period as parliamentary elections approach, according to President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. The financial markets are uneasy, with the far-right and far-left political blocs leading the
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Britain’s FTSE 100 marked its longest weekly losing streak since March 2020 on Friday, as investors grappled with uncertainty around the outlook for interest rates and political turmoil in Europe. The blue-chip
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U.S. import prices decreased for the first time in five months in May, largely due to lower energy product prices, offering a positive sign for the domestic inflation outlook. This surprising report
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On Thursday, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Jeff Zients, President Joe Biden’s White House chief of staff, met with top American business leaders in Washington. The aim was to garner
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Starbucks in Union Rehiring Dispute, Tightening Injunction Standards
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Starbucks in its challenge to a judicial order requiring the rehiring of seven Memphis employees who were fired while attempting to unionize. This decision
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against anti-abortion groups and doctors seeking to limit access to the abortion pill, mifepristone, in a case that represents a win for President Joe Biden’s administration.
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