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Stocks decline, oil rises as Russia promise in doubt

  Bloomberg Stocks fall and energy prices rose as skepticism about Russia’s promise to de-escalate the war in Ukraine renewed concerns about higher raw material prices and commodity disruption. Europe’s Stoxx 600 snapped a three-day winning streak after surging to the highest level in five weeks. US futures slipped amid warnings that gains of the past two weeks have the …

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Apple rallies like it’s 2003 as buyers flock back to Big Tech

Bloomberg Apple Inc extended gains, in a winning-streak last seen nearly two decades ago, as improved risk sentiment is sending investors back to the largest US technology companies. Apple rises for an 11th-consecutive day in New York, climbing 1.9% to close at $178.96 and roughly $3 shy of a closing record reached in early January. The longest-winning streak since 2003 …

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Southwest Gas sets share sale price below Icahn’s rejected offer

  Bloomberg Southwest Gas Holdings Inc priced shares at $74 apiece in a stock sale to fund its $2 billion acquisition of a pipeline company that activist investor Carl Icahn tried to block. The price is below an offer made by Icahn, who has been rebuffed in efforts to take over the utility owner. Southwest Gas will raise about $392.5 …

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