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(Reuters) -U.S. equity funds witnessed a sharp cooling of demand in the week through November 12 as investors grew wary about the durability of the artificial intelligence-driven market rally and indications of weakening labour market conditions in October. U.S. investors bought just $1.15 billion worth of equity funds during the week, their smallest weekly net …

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By Anna Szymanski -Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!  The end of the U.S. government shutdown may be an example of “buying the rumor and selling the news”, as Wall Street tumbled on Thursday after rallying …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -Over-indebtedness among German adults is climbing again after years of decline, as economic weakness and rising costs squeeze household finances, data from credit agency Creditreform showed on Friday. About 5.67 million people aged over 18 are over-indebted – defined as total expenditure exceeding income – in 2025, up 111,000 or 2% from last …

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(Reuters) -Consumer prices in France rose 0.8% year-on-year in October, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, below analysts’ expectations and the preliminary reading published last month. The EU-harmonised inflation figure in the bloc’s second biggest economy slowed compared to the September reading of +1.1%. A Reuters poll of 17 analysts had expected a rate of …

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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba on Thursday alleged that U.S.-funded media outlet El Toque was manipulating Cuba’s informal exchange rate to foment unrest on the island at a time when a plummeting peso has sent prices soaring. Cuba called the black market exchange, calculated and published in real time by El Toque on its …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said it was closely monitoring developments in Jamaica and Haiti on Thursday following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, adding that Jamaica had buffers to finance immediate disaster-related needs. IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack told reporters that the IMF was standing by to assist both countries, which were the hardest …

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