Oil climbs for 2nd day on supply fears due to US sanctions on Russian cos
LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices edged up on Friday, extending the previous day's surge and on track for a weekly gain as US sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies over the war in Ukraine spurred supply concerns.Brent crude futures rose 46 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $66.45 by 1125...
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Alaska Airlines resumes flights after IT outage
SAN FRANCISCO, United States, Oct 24 (AFP): Alaska Airlines resumed operations on Thursday after a tech outage that suspended all of its flights for several hours, three months after a similar incident."Alaska Airlines operations have been restored after a significant IT outage resulted in a system-wide ground stop of flights,"...
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Trump says all Canada trade talks 'terminated'
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.On his Truth Social network, Trump vented fury at what he called a "fake"...
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Gold set to snap 9-week winning streak on US inflation data
Gold prices eased on Friday and were on track for their first weekly drop in 10, weighed down a stronger dollar and as market participants squared positions ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due later in the day, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.2% at $4,118.68 per ounce, as...
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