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AI boom drives global stock markets to best first quarter in five years

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MSCI index of world stocks rises 7.7% as optimism about US economy offsets expectations of slower interest rate cuts

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Trafigura bribery details laid out in $127mn guilty plea agreement

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US prosecutors say trading house paid Brazilian officials to keep its business with state oil group

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Trump aims to outraise Biden-Obama event with $33mn fundraiser

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US president’s team says rival star-studded New York gala on Thursday will pull in $25mn

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New oil and gas projects expected to grow despite IEA warning

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New oil and gasfields are expected to grow fourfold by the end of the decade, according to a new tracker

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Is ChatGPT good at day trading? Probably not

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But is ChatGPT better at day trading than you? Probably

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Blockbuster M&A deals more than double in first quarter

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Dealmaking drought left behind as first-quarter transaction values rise 30% with European market standing out

BoE rate-setter warns against rushing to cut interest rates

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Comments come after governor Andrew Bailey last week said interest rate cuts were ‘in play’

Investors bet a Modi election win will extend India’s stock market boom

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Some analysts are increasingly concerned about lofty valuations and shallow markets

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Brexit red tape costs Scottish salmon producers millions, says trade body

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Reducing trade friction with the EU could boost access to member states, group says

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Top Fed official says ‘no rush’ on rates after ‘disappointing’ data

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Progress on taming price rises ‘has slowed and may have stalled’, according to Christopher Waller

Small investors power Trump Media’s market valuation above $13bn

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Heavy trading in company behind Truth Social fuels talk of a new cycle of ‘meme stock mania’

Wednesday, Mar 27

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UK car exports to Canada face 6% tariffs within days as trade dispute deepens

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Allies in stand-off on how much EU content can be in vehicles as post-Brexit deal runs out

Janet Yellen warns China against clean energy dumping

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US Treasury secretary tells Beijing its trade practices will distort markets and harm workers

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Disney settles lawsuit in Florida theme-park dispute

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Deal resolves legal fight between Republican governor Ron DeSantis and one of the state’s biggest private employers

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Shares in Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital fall 15% after revenues warning

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Advertising group suffers earnings hit as clients remain cautious on outlook

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Newest ECB board member says it can cut rates ‘swiftly’ despite rising wages

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Piero Cipollone’s comments indicate he may argue for loosening monetary policy at bank’s April meeting

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Economic experts slash growth forecasts for Germany

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Five leading institutes expect expansion of just 0.1 per cent in 2024 as exports fall and domestic demand fails to pick up

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Ithaca Energy in exclusive talks for Eni’s UK upstream assets

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London-listed company given four-week exclusivity period by Italian oil major to make bid

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Xi tells US CEOs China’s growth prospects remain ‘bright’

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Beijing seeks to revive investor confidence as concerns mount about oversupply and potential dumping

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Will Xi’s manufacturing plan be enough to rescue China’s economy?

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The president has won praise for ending a credit boom, but trading partners now fear a flood of cheap exports

US small-caps suffer worst run against larger stocks in over 20 years

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Unusually big performance gap opens up as investors drive up big tech stocks while interest rates hurt smaller companies

The unstoppable rise of Fortnox: Swedish software group attracts short sellers

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Stock in $4.6bn company has boomed under chief executive Tommy Eklund. Analysts question how much further its niche business can expand

How will the cost of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crimes be counted at sentencing?

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Disputes over how much FTX customers have lost come to the fore as crypto exchange founder awaits his fate in US court

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China’s ‘battery king’ dismisses solid-state EV commercialisation as years away

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CATL chief Robin Zeng says much-vaunted tech for electric vehicles is currently impractical and unsafe

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NBC cuts ties with former Republican party chair McDaniel after backlash

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Staff and viewers had voiced outrage over her support for Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud in 2020 election

Chinese-made EVs set to take 25% of European market this year

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EU car manufacturers warn that a wave of cheaper models from China will undercut those produced by local companies

Tuesday, Mar 26

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UK politicians need to get over Brexit and prioritise trade, say businesses

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Britain’s reputation as an investment partner demands urgent work, BCC warns

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Trump’s stake in social media group hits $4.6bn after market debut

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Shares of company behind former president’s Truth Social platform rise 16% in first day of trading

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Trump issued with gag order in New York ‘hush money’ case

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Former president’s remarks about witnesses, jurors and prosecutors described as ‘threatening and inflammatory’