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Stocks climb as oil prices retreat

Stocks climb as oil prices retreat

Stock markets firmed Tuesday while oil prices retreated on easing supply worries, helping to temper concerns about spikes to government borrowing costs.

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'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands demand better education in France

'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands demand better education in France

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.

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Vstock Transfer Names Securities Industry Veteran Erica Goodstein General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Vstock Transfer Names Securities Industry Veteran Erica Goodstein General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Vstock Transfer today announced that Erica Goodstein, a veteran securities attorney with over 26 years of experience, has joined the firm as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Erica joins Vstock Transfer after more than a decade as Assistant General Counsel at Equiniti and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC where she served as a lead attorney supporting the company's legal and regulatory functions, advising executive leadership and the board on corporate strategy and risk management. Earlier in her career, she spent nearly 14 years as an attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, handling complex domestic and international commercial litigation and related matters spanning securities, intellectual property, bankruptcy, real estate, and corporate takeover disputes.

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$10 Million and Counting: Hola Prime Hits Major Trader Payout Milestone

$10 Million and Counting: Hola Prime Hits Major Trader Payout Milestone

Hola Prime, the global proprietary trading firm known for its 1-Hour Payout model, today announced it has paid out more than $10 million to its funded traders. The milestone caps a period of rapid growth for the firm, which has built its reputation on speed, transparency and consistency in how traders get paid.

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Four Indonesian seamen return home after Somali pirate ordeal

Four Indonesian seamen return home after Somali pirate ordeal

Four Indonesian seamen who were kidnapped and held hostage by Somali pirates aboard an oil tanker for more than five months arrived back home on Tuesday, an AFP reporter saw.

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Djokovic wins China Open and keeps unbeaten record after de Minaur retires

Djokovic wins China Open and keeps unbeaten record after de Minaur retires

Novak Djokovic won the China Open on Tuesday after his opponent Alex de Minaur retired from the final, extending an astonishing unbeaten streak in Beijing and winning the 102nd title of his career.

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Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts 'homecoming' show for Willem de Kooning

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts 'homecoming' show for Willem de Kooning

When young Dutch artist Willem de Kooning stowed away on a US-bound cargo ship in 1926, little did he know he would become one of modern art's most iconic figures.

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Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires

Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires

Novak Djokovic won the China Open on Tuesday after his opponent Alex de Minaur retired from the final, extending an astonishing unbeaten streak in Beijing and winning the 102nd title of his career.

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World Bank forecasts modest growth for Latin America, highlights climate risks

World Bank forecasts modest growth for Latin America, highlights climate risks

The World Bank on Tuesday forecast modest economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, warning that risks from high energy prices and the climate phenomenon El Nino could impact the region.

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IMF warns cost-of-living shocks cause 'lasting deterioration' in affordability

IMF warns cost-of-living shocks cause 'lasting deterioration' in affordability

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that price increases for necessities like food and energy, fuelled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine, were more persistent than previously expected.

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