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Refining And Gas Give TotalEnergies Q2 Blues

Net profit shed seven percent year-on-year in April-June, to $3.8 billion
French oil heavyweight TotalEnergies on Thursday reported slumping profits in the second quarter, blaming lower margins in refining and falling sales and prices for natural gas.

NAB Cuts 3-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate To 5.99%

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"This is a strategic move from NAB in a bid to test whether there's any appetite among borrowers to revert back to fixing. A big bank fixed rate that starts with a '5' is likely to turn at least a few heads, particularly among those worried about the prospect of further cash rate hikes," financial expert Sally Tindall stated.
A potential takeover of Everton has fallen through

Everton Takeover Talks Called Off

Everton's potential sale to the Friedkin Group will not go ahead after the Premier League club failed to reach an agreement with the American investors.
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Homes devastated by Hurricane Beryl, just the latest extreme weather event to boost oil prices

Climate Change Risk Stirs Oil Market

From forest fires to hurricanes and other natural disasters: climate change risk is increasingly influencing oil prices, just as the world is struggling to shift away from high-polluting fossil fuels.
Investors are weighing the possible impact of a win for Donald Trump (L) and his populist running mate JD Vance in November's presidential election

Equities Mixed As Odds Grow On Trump Presidency

Stock markets fluctuated Tuesday as rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House played up against expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut US interest rates at least once this year.
The shooting of Donald Trump has seen the odds on him being re-elected president in November jump

Stocks Wobble, Dollar Mixed As Traders Weigh Trump Shooting

Equity markets and the dollar wavered Monday as investors mulled the impact of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, while the luxury goods sector was slammed by plunging profits at both British fashion label Burberry and Swiss watch group Swatch.
Japanese markets started higher on Friday with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index crossing new record heights

Pound Climbs After Labour Election Win

The pound advanced Friday after Britain's centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to end 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule.
While the euro has picked up against the dollar, it remains under pressure ahead of France's second round of legislative elections on Sunday

European Stocks Jump On French Election Hopes

Eurozone stock markets rallied Wednesday and the euro rose on hopes France could avoid a far-right majority in looming polls, while London also gained ground on the eve of its general election.
Economists surveyed by FactSet and Bloomberg had forecast that inflation would slow to 2.5 percent

Eurozone Inflation Eases Slightly In June

Eurozone inflation cooled in June, official data showed Tuesday but experts say it will not be enough to convince the European Central Bank to accelerate its rate-cutting cycle despite sluggish economic growth.

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